Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 18, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
11,582 hours, 3,434 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

GE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS NR 2 ENGINE TREND DATA SHOWS A SUDDEN SHIFT IN EGT HOT DAY MARGIN ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. EGT INDICATION ERRORS ARE SUSPECT ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM REF ETOPS MANUAL SECTION E07 00 04PRIORITY 1. C/W FIM 77 21 00 810 803 F00. ENGINE 2 T495 SENSORS INITIAL READINGS: S1=134 S2=69 S3=99 S4=66. OPENED P6 2: D4 D6 D7 D8. CLEANED ENGINE 2 T495 SENSORS S1 S4. CLOSED P6 2: D4 D6 D7 D8. ENGINE 2 T495 SENSORS POST CLEANING READINGS: S1=36 S2=17 S3=22 S4=17. PERFORMED REPAIR CONFIRMATION.