SDR UIEA9947

Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
July 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
22507
Part
Manifold
Part number
906M87G02
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD/MXP - FLT AZ9163/02 - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 4,000 FEET, NR 4 ENGINE NACELLE TEMPERATURES INDICATED 7.6 DEGREES ON BOTH 'A' AND 'B' LOOPS. TEMPERATURE DECREASED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. CLOSED BLEED VALVE ACCORDING TO FHB PROCEDURE. AS NR 4 THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED, TEMPERATURE STARTED TO CLIMB. JETTISONED 40,000 KGS OF FUEL. RETURNED TO ORD, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF NR 4 ENGINE REVEALED A FRACTURED 14TH STAGE BLEED MANIFOLD P/N 906M87G02. MANIFOLD REPLACED. ENGINE RUN-UP CHECKS NORMAL. (X)