Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 24, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
15,914 hours, 4,736 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Engine time
14,967 hours, 4,817 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B273
Part serial
896162
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
14,967 hours, 4,817 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB, F/A AND PAX REPORTED LOUD VIBRATION FROM LT ENGINE AND ODOR OF OIL & SMOKE IN CABIN. SOUND REDUCED WITH POWER 70 N1. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL VIBRATION INCREASED DURING DESCENT WITH POWER AT IDLE. ALL C/P INDICATIONS NORMAL. NORMAL APP LDG. VIBRATION METER INCREASED TO 1.0 ON DESCENT THEN REDUCED TO .4. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED AUDIBLE AND TACTILE VIBRATION FROM NR 1 ENGINE MOST PRONOUNCED AT 91.3 AND 80. ENGINE VIBRATION 1.1 UNITS AT 55-57. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE IAW T/C 78471000, INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE REF T/C 78471001.