Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 2, 2015
Submitted
October 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
18,690 hours, 5,500 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Engine time
18,690 hours, 5,500 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
3400010260
Condition
Distorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine Fan
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 TREND DATA SHOWS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN LOW PRESSURE ROTOR VIBRATION LEVELS. DATA SCATTER INDICATES FAN LUBE REQUIRED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FAN BLADE LUBE ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW W/O NR 311983, T/C NR 78472002. NR 4 BLADE HAS TIP CURL, NR 5 BLADE HAD L/E DISTORTION, AND NR 6 BLADE HAS TIP CURL. REPLACED NR 1 ENG FAN BLADES NR 4, NR 5 AND NR 6 WITH OPPOSITE BLADE LOCATIONS AT NR 16, NR 17 AND 18 IAW AMM 72-21-02-000-802-F00. MOMENT WEIGHTS FROM REMOVED BLADES WERE AS FOLLOWS NR 4 BLADE 207250, NR 5 BLADE 210460, #6 BLADE 210990. HEAVIEST LOCATION WERE FAN BLADES #6 AND #18 WITH MOMENT WEIGHTS OF 209174 FOR NR 6 AND 209351 FOR NR 18. MOMENT WEIGHTS FROM REMOVED BLADES NR 16, NR 17, NR 18 WERE AS FOLLOWS 210240 FOR NR 16, 210390 FOR NR 17 AND 211030 FOR NR 18. ACCOMPLISH TEST 7 VIB SURVEY IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-814-F00. PERFORMED ON-BOARD TRIM BALANCE TEST 14B IAW AMM 71-00-00-750-808-F00 WEIGHTS CHANGED INCLUDE NR 13 P14 TO P12, NR 17 P11 TO P14, NR 18 P14 TO P13, NR 19 P08 TO P13, NR 20 P14 TO P13, NR 21 P14 TO P13, NR 22 P09 TO P13, NR 23 P14 TO P13, NR 24 P14 TO P13, NR 25 P14 TO P13, NR 30 P14 TO P12.