Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Boeing 747123F

Difficulty date
July 17, 2005
Submitted
July 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UP
Make and model
Boeing 747123F
Aircraft serial
20390
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
N2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG N2 REACH 112 PERCENT DURING DEPARTURE. THRUST REVERSE LEVERS IDLE AND N2 WAS 10 PERCENT OR HIGHER THAN OTHER ENGS. NR 3 ENG SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO FIELD. DUMPED FUEL AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. ATB, INTERCHANGED ENG NR 2 AND 3 N2 INDS. ENG GRND RUN UP PERFORMED BY FLT CREW. AT IDLE PWR ENG NR 2 N2 IND WAS READING APPROX 1.5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN ENG NR 3 WITH AN INCREASE OF RPM. ENG NR 2 INDICATION DIFFERENCE BECAME GREATER 10 PERCENT TLA DIFFERENCE BECAME GREATER. 10 PERCENT TLA DIFFERENCE APPROX 4 PERCENT BOTH N1 MATCHED INDICATION ENG NR 2 HIGHER ENG NR 3 N2 INDS RETURNED TO POS M306224.