Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 2, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
20,722 hours, 6,141 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Engine time
20,722 hours, 6,141 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
1853M56P12
Part serial
BAMW3725MFR
Condition
Unstable
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
29,715 hours, 11,479 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH HIGH 20S AT 3201/.792 COST INDEX 45, FUEL HAD DEVELOPED A 600 LBS IMBALANCE WITH LT SIDE HEAVY. TURNED LT CENTER PUMP OFF, CROSSFEED CLOSED AND ALL OTHER BOOST PUMPS ON. ABOUT 4 MINUTES LATER AT ABOUT 33,000 LEFT ENGINE VARIED AT MODERATE RATE FROM 101 TO 87. SLOW RETARD TO 86 SETTLED ENG NR 1 AND IT RAN FINE FOR REST OF FLIGHT. -PERFORMED NR 1 ENG EXCEEDANCE FIM TASK 71-00-00-740-801, NO ENGINE EXCEEDANCES NOTED. PERFORMED NR 1 EEC BITE FIM TASK 73-00 TASK 801 FOUND FAULT CODE 73-20331 THE FMV DEMAND AND POSITION SIGNALS DISAGREE. PULLED PCMCIA CARD DOWN LOADED TO DOWNLOADED DATA & REINSTALLED PCMCIA CARD HMU. R & R NR 1 HMU IAW EA 800-73EA-09873. EA 800-73EA-09873 COMPLIED WITH.