Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 26, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
30,047 hours, 9,271 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Engine time
30,047 hours, 9,271 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Sparks
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE POWERING UP TO TAKE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, ANOTHER ACFT OBSERVED SPARKS AND/OR FLAMES COMING FROM NR 1 TAILPIPE. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH NO FIRE INDICATIONS. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE TAILPIPE FIRE CHECKLIST. NO FURTHER SPARKS OF FLAMES OBSERVED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FOD INSPECTION, IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-802-F00. INTERROGATED AAVM, IAW 77-31-00-970-803-F00. INSPECTED ENGINE FLAME ARRESTOR, IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-F00, STEP 3, F2, A. INSPECTED MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS, IAW AMM 79-00-00-200-804-F00. PERFORMED VISUAL AND ODOR CHECK OF OIL TANK FOR POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF JET FUEL, IAW AMM 12-13-11-100-801. EXAMINED PRIMARY EXHAUST NOZZLE AND PLUG FOR PRESENCE OF OIL IAW AMM 71-71-00-200-801-F00. INSPECTED TURBINE REAR FRAME AFT SUMP AREA FOR INDICATIONS OF LEAKS OR HEAVY OIL COKE, IAW AMM 79-00-00-200-806-F01. IN ALL ABOVE INSPECTIONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRECAUTIONARILY REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE SCAVENGE FILTER IAW AMM 79-21-06. INSTALLATION TESTED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED POWER ASSURANCE TEST, TEST 5, IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-813-F00. COMPLETED ALL STEPS OF TSR, NO DEFECTS NOTED, ENGINE PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS.