Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 17, 2015
Submitted
May 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
29,001 hours, 8,548 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Engine time
19,849 hours, 6,774 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B273
Part serial
896963
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Part time
19,849 hours, 6,774 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR FOUND WITH CONTAMINATION. ACFT GROUNDED. DETERMINED MATERIAL TO BE MAGNETIC M-50 BEARING METAL. TECH SERVICES CONFIRMED AND VERIFIED, INITIATED INVESTIGATION AT STEP 7B, EXAMINE ENGINE STARTER MAG PLUG REF AMM 79-00-00-200-804-F00. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ENGINE STARTER MAG PLUG, AND FOUND CLEAN. INSPECTED TGB FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE, NO DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW T/C 78471000. INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE.