Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747230B

Difficulty date
May 31, 2007
Submitted
June 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508MC
Make and model
Boeing 747230B
Aircraft serial
21644
Aircraft time
102,659 hours, 19,015 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
77,660 hours, 14,020 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF650E2
Part serial
528348
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr
Part time
77,660 hours, 14,020 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE STALLS. POWER WAS REDUCED, 160,000 POUNDS OF FUEL WERE DUMPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. ENGINE WAS VISUALLY AND BORESCOPE INSPECTED PER BOEING MM 72-00-00 PAGE 680Q WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. ON GROUND POWER RUN, ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED, ENGINE WAS GIVEN A COMPLETE BORESCOPE, TWO 3 INCH CONNECTING CRACKS WITH MISSING MATERIAL WERE FOUND ON THE AIR CLEANER ASSY UTILIZING THE B-3-1 PORT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO HKG WHERE THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.