Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 29, 2011
Submitted
October 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
10,052 hours, 3,060 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Sensor
Part number
RP23500
Part serial
896982
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
10,047 hours, 3,053 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF USING 24K REDUCED POWER (92.1 N1) LEFT ENGINE WAS MOVING BETWEEN 90 N1 93 N1. AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED REDUCED POWER TO APPROX 75 PERCENT N1 AND ENG RAN NORMAL. HOWEVER WITH AT OFF AND POWER AT 25K (CLIMB POWER) ENGINE STILL FLUCTUATING. RETURNED TO SEA. N2 & FF WAS ALSO FLUCTUATING. DIVERSION TIME: 13 MIN. RAN NR 1 ENGINE PER AMM TASK 71 00 00 800 807 F00. EXPERIENCED N1 N2 FF AND EGT FLUCTUATION AT 65 PERCENT N1 AND 91 PERCENT N1. DISCONECTED EEC FLUCTUATION CONTINUED. REPLACED T12 SENSOR ON NR 1 ENGINE PER MM 73 21 05 400. NO FLUCTUATIONS AT POWER NO EEC FAULTS. REPAIR CONFIRMED PER FIM 73 06 00 810 STEP F.