Service difficulty report · Vane · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 10, 2011
Submitted
July 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
18,273 hours, 5,577 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Vane
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON WALKAROUND DISCOVERED NR 1 ENGINE IS LEAKING FUEL. LEAKAGE OBSERVED FROM RT VSV DRAIN IS LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD LIMIT AT 5 DROPS PER MINUTE PER MM 71 71 00 200 801 F00. COMPONENT TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITHIN 75 CYCLES. PERFORMED TEST 3A IDLE POWER LEAK CHECK AND TEST 12 ACT TEST. NO LEAKS FOUND IN ANY DRAIN HOLES OR AROUND AREA. PERFORMED BOTH TEST TWICE.