Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 2, 2012
Submitted
May 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
20,812 hours, 6,461 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Actuator
Part number
1324M12P10
Part serial
APMRC996
Condition
Leaking
Location
Vsv
Part time
20,812 hours, 6,461 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

GROUND CREW NOTIFIED FLIGHT CREW OF FLUID LEAKING FROM NR 2 ENGINE DURING THE NR 2 ENGINE START. FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE AFTER THIS NOTIFICATION. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND RT VSV ACTUATOR LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED RT VSV ACTUATOR ON NR 2 ENGINE . REF AMM 75-31-01. COMPLETED ACTUATOR TEST 12 REF AMM 71-00-00. NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. ACTUATORS TEST PASSED. COMPLETED IDLE POWER LEAK CHECK TEST 3A REF AMM 71-00-00. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME.