Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
November 7, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25383
Aircraft time
33,580 hours, 25,406 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
33,366 hours, 22,863 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
1663M24P01
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Out Of Trim
Location
Engine Inlet
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDED DSM UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION. ACCOMPLISHED VIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. TO ENSURE THE ENGINE WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE VIBRATION LIMITS AN ENGINE TRIM BALANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE NR 1 ENGINE BY TEST CELL PERSONNEL.