Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
October 17, 2024
Submitted
October 22, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B21
Engine time
6,285 hours, 2,663 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
2540M58G04
Part serial
TCF60A687
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE ESN 60A689 IN THE SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES SQY MAINTENANCE SHOP (NEAR PARIS), THE TURBINE CENTER FRAME ASSEMBLY WAS OBSERVED WITH A PARTIAL RELEASE OF THE ROPE SEAL. (REFER TO ATTACHED PRESENTATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS). AS THIS FINDING IS NOT LINKED TO OR INDUCED BY THE ACTIVITY OF THE SQY SHOP, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES PROPOSES CLOSING THIS OCCURRENCE. TCH (CFM) IS ALREADY INFORMED BY CSC CASE.