What was found
NR 1 ENGINE FAN BLADE SPACERS AT LOC'S 2, 4, 7, 13-21, 11EA HAVE ELASTOMER SEPARATION, MAX IAW MM ALLOWED 8 EA. ACFT GROUNDED. ALL 24 FAN BLADE SPACERS ON NR 1 ENGINE WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2015
- Submitted
- November 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41733
- Aircraft time
- 10,946 hours, 3,562 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Elastomer
- Part number
- 3400012610
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Engine Fan
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.