Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 17, 2008
Submitted
December 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
6,951 hours, 2,065 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
6,951 hours, 2,065 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Nr 1
Part time
6,951 hours, 2,065 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION OVER THE LIMIT ACFT RESTRICTED FROM ETOPS SERVICE UNTIL OIL CONSUMPTION IS LOWER THAN THE LIMIT GROUNDED YES. ACCOMPLISHED ETOPS INSPECTION PER AMM 71-71-00-21-999 & NO LEAKS NOTED ALSO ACCOMPLISHED OIL DRAIN & VENTS LEAK INSPECTION PER AMM 71-00-00-700-823 F00 NO LEAKS NOTED AFTER ENGINE RUN FOUND OIL TANK OVERSERVICED BY APPROX 1.5 QTS DRAINED TO FULL LIMIT. OVERSERVICING APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION DATA ACFT RESTRICTED FROM ETOPS SERVICE UNTIL OIL CONSUMPTION IS BELOW THE LIMITS. STATED NR 1 ENG. OIL CONSUMPTION LOWERED TO 0.14. A/C NR 1 ENG. CLEARED FOR ETOPS SERVICE. DEFERRAL HAS BEEN REMOVED.