Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
May 26, 2023
Submitted
May 26, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B263
Engine time
38,580 hours, 15,675 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
3400465080
Part serial
WZ5025
Condition
Incorrect
Part time
3,130 hours, 1,552 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE ENGINE ABOVE WAS FITTED WITH ACCESSORY GEARBOX (AGB) P/N: 340-046-508-0, SN: WZ5025. DURING THE DISASSEMBLY, THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE COVER WAS HELD IN PLACE BY 8 SCREWS P/N "AS3237-08" WHILE THE APPROVED DATA (ESM SM10 REV63 SECTION 726300) SPECIFIES 6 "AS3237-12" AND 2 "AS3237-14" SCREWS INSTEAD. THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED BY THE OPERATOR THROUGH SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS INTERNAL SGS PROCESS. INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED THAT THIS COMPONENT HAD NOT BEEN MAINTAINED IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS BEFORE.