SDR UIEA9701

Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 7472R7F

Difficulty date
April 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639FE
Make and model
Boeing 7472R7F
Aircraft serial
21650
Part
Panel
Part number
65B228452
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON LEVEL OFF FLT LEVEL 290, AIRFRAME VIB STARTED. AT THE SAME TIME THE NR 2 ENG LIGHT CAME ON. NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. RAN THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECK. THE NR 2 CHECK THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE AND AIRSPEED REDUCED TO 290 KTS. RETURNED TO MIA. AS AIRSPEED SLOWED BUFFET/VIBRATION EASED, UPON SWITCH OVER TO MIA CENTER STARTED A SLOW DESCENT TO 10,000 FT AND SLOWED TO 270 KTS. VIBRATION STOPPED, OPTED TO LEAVE NR 2 THROTTLE IN IDLE AND FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE A/C AFTER BLOCKS, FOUND THE RIGHT WING INBOARD FLYING. PANEL DELAMINATED AND A PORTION MISSING.(M)

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