Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 3, 2012
Submitted
November 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
21,502 hours, 6,527 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Hmu
Part number
1853M56P12
Part serial
BECW1597
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr1 Engine
Part time
39,273 hours, 15,634 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FLUCTUATIONS DURING CRUISE. ENGINE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN APPROX 82 AND 96 FOR APPOX 5-10 CYCLES. FEEDING FUEL FROM MAIN TANK NR 2 FOR FUEL BALANCE. PERFORMED AN ENGINE STALL/SURGE CHECKLIST. ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ENGINE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN CHOCKS AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. DURING QRC ACCOMPLISHMENT FLUCTUATION CONDITION AFTER AUTOTHROTTLE DISENGAGED. REDUCED POWER TO APPROXIMATELY 60, FLUCTUATIONS STOPPED. CHECKED CDU, FOUND RECENT FAULT NR 1 ENGINE. FMV DEMAND ON FLT LEG NR 1. REF FIM TASK 73-00. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE HMU IAW 73-21-10-000-801-F00. INSTALLED HMU IAW 73-21-10-400-801-F00, OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. REF EA 800-73EA-09160.