Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 5, 2014
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
19,577 hours, 5,874 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
3400271210
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE REAR TURBINE AFT FLANGE ASSY INTERMEDIATE HOLES ARE CRACKED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED PLUG ASSY & AFT FLANGE ASSY, INSTALLED NEW AFT FLANGE ASSY IAW MM 72-56-00-400 3.F 2 & 3. REINSTALLED PLUG ASSY IAW MM 78-11-02-400.