Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
April 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
23,887 hours, 7,434 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273B3
Part
Hmu
Part number
442597
Part serial
BECW6979
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
16,863 hours, 5,110 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FAILED TO START. FIRST ATTEMPT BEGAN NORMALLY, PROCEEDED TO START ENGINE 1 & NOTICED NR 2 ENGINE EGT WHITE BOX STARTED FLASHING WITH DIGITAL EGT SHOWING 225 WITH N2 INDICATION DROPPING TO 39 PERCENT. ACCOMPLISHED THE ABORTED ENGINE START QRC\QRH AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE NR 2 ENGINE AGAIN. NR 2 ATTEMPT STARTED OFF NORMALLY AT 25 PERCENT N2, BROUGHT START LEVER UP & THEN N2 STARTED AT AROUND 39 PERCENT. ACCOMPLISHED ABORTED ENGINE START QRC/QRH. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED EEC BITE TEST, REF FIM 73-00, TASK 801. EEC TEST PASSED. NO EEC TEST FAULTS. PERFORMED ACTUATOR TEST TASK 71-00-00-700-807-F00. ACTUATOR TEST PASSED. NO ACTUATOR TEST FAULTS, IAW MAINT CONTNTROLL HMU REQUIRES CHANGED. REMOVED HMU IAW T/C N8473000. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NR 2 ENGINE HMU IAW T/C N8473001. LEAK & OPS CK GOOD.