Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30013
Aircraft time
28,913 hours, 11,279 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Engine time
28,913 hours, 11,279 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B26
Part serial
888207
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Part time
28,913 hours, 11,279 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON T/O CLIMBING THRU 4000FT IN TURN FLAPS 1 GEAR UP. WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP FOLLOWED BY A YAW TURN TO THE LT F/A REPORTED UNUSUAL NOISE ON THE LT ENG. PILOTS DID NOT SEE ANY UNUSAL ENGINE OR PRESSURE INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO LAS. PAXS IN ROW 25/26 SAW A FIRE BALL AND THEN SMOKE ON NR 1 ENG. DAMAGE FOUND STAGE 3 HPC BLD35. MEASURED TO .055 DIM B. R&R NR 1 ENGINE PER TC 78471000 AND 78471001 WO # 10109.