Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 4, 2014
Submitted
February 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35196
Aircraft time
18,550 hours, 5,871 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Engine time
18,550 hours, 5,871 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Oscillates
Location
Nr 2
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

NR 2 ENGINE N1, FUEL FLOW, AND EGT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AT NEAR TOP OF CLIMB AFTER CENTER TANK FUEL USED. N1 OSCILLATED +/- 10 PERCENT. RAN QRH FOR ENGINE STALL - SURGE. REDUCED THRUST, ENGINE CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE. AUTOTHROTTLE OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, OSCILLATION CEASED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO EXCEED LIMITS. ACFT GROUNDED. TROUBLESHOOTING IAW AMM 71-00-00-280-F00. R & R FOQA DATA IAW AMM 31-31-22-470-807. PERFORMED EEC BITE IAW FIM 73-00-T/C 801. SHOWED FAULT MESSAGE 73-20332. NO ENGINE EXCEEDANCES DETECTED. PERFORMED T/C NG-73EO-11740 IAW FIM TASK 73-25, TASK 802. ALL TESTS PASSED. ORIGINAL FAULT FOUND TO BE AN INTERMITTENT AND SELF CLEARING FAULT IAW T/C NG-73EO-11740, STEP 28.