Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 21, 2015
Submitted
May 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
34,980 hours, 9,770 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL DRIPPING FROM NR 1 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. RAN ENGINE, NO LEAKS NOTED WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. UPON SHUTDOWN, FOUND LT VSV DRAIN LEAKING AT RATE OF 10 DROPS PER MINUTE STATIC. WITHIN THRESHOLD LIMITS. R & R NR 1 LT VSV WITHIN 75 CYCLES. ON DEFERRAL.