Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28891
Aircraft time
42,654 hours, 23,699 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
42,953 hours, 23,986 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM563C1
Part serial
858768
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1
Part time
42,953 hours, 23,986 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALMOST TO TOP OF CLIMB (18 MIN INTO FLIGHT) BOTH PILOTS HEARD AN ENGINE SURGE NR 1 N1 99% NR 2 N1 96%. NR 1 N1 CAME RIGHT DOWN TO 96%. ON APPROACH HAD A ONE THROTTLE KNOB WIDTH TO MATCH POWER (31 ENGINE THROTTLE BACK TO MATCH) SURGE WAS VERY NOTICABLE IN PAX CABIN. NO ANNUINCIATORS ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED TEST NR 8 ACCEL/DECEL CHECK. TEST OK NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TEST 5 POWER ASSURANCE CK. TEST OK NO DEFECT NOTED. THROTTLE STAGGER OF LESS THAN 1 KNOB OBSERVED WITHIN LIMITS.