Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 16, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
6,943 hours, 2,061 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
6,943 hours, 2,061 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B27
Part serial
894542
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 2
Part time
6,943 hours, 2,061 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT OF OAK THROUGH FL 370 THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. N1 EXCEEDED LIMIT (105.0). AUTO THROTTLES DISENGAGED AND NR 2 THRUST LEVER REDUCED TO NR 2 N1 OF 98.0. THIS BROUGHT ALL INDICATIONS TO NORMAL. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND SMOOTH AIR. REMOVED NR 2 ENG SN 894542 IAW T/C 78471000. ASA TECH 94411. REPLACED NR 2 ENG WITH SN 896771 PN CFM56 7B27/3 PER T/C 78471001 W/O NR 6637. ENG SN THAT WAS REMOVED IS 894542. SYSTEMS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY.