Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 20, 2012
Submitted
November 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
15,893 hours, 5,071 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fan
Part number
9111M35911
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION INDICATE BETWEEN 1.9-2.0 AT 84-97 N1 CAUSING AN AUDIBLE AND TACTILE VIBRATION. VARYING THE RPM WILL CAUSE THE AUDIBLE AND TACTILE VIBRATION TO INCREASE FOR A PERIOD AND THEN SETTLE DOWN TO A LESSER VALUE. PERFORMED ONBOARD FAN TRIM BALANCE PROCEDURE IAW MM 71-00-00-750. WEIGHTS AT HOLE POSITIONS NR 17 & NR 21 ARE P11. NR 21, NR 22 & 23 ARE P13. ORIGINAL WEIGHTS AT HOLES NR 15, NR 18 & NR 19 REPLACED WITH P14S AND NR 21 REMAINED THE SAME. VIBRATION LEVELS BELOW 1.0.