Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2009
Submitted
February 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MATERIAL FOUND IN NR 2 ENGINE AGB/TGB MCD. THIS ACFT RESTRICTED FROM ETOPS PENDING LAB ANALYSIS AND SEAMC / TECH SERVICES REVIEW. GROUNDED YES. LAB ANALYSIS HAS IDENTIFIED THE DEBRIS AS PURE SILVER .0004 THICK LIKELY DERIVED FROM PROTECTIVE PLATING THAT FLAKED OFF WITH ABOVE INFO MCD MATERIAL IDENTIFIED AND AMM DERIVED RE INSPECT INTERVAL DETERMINED AT THIS TIME THE TOP DEFERRAL MAY BE REMOVED. PERFORMED CHIP DETECTOR CHECK PER AMM 79 00 00 200 804 F00 FOUND TO BE CLEAN PER STEP F.(7).O, IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 30 DAYS AND THE DETECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEAN FOR THE LAST 3 INSPECTIONS REMOVED PLT DEF CONTACTED.