Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 30, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
31,394 hours, 9,570 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS THE NR 1 ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN LOW PRESSURE ROTOR VIBRATION LEVELS. PEAKING AT 2.56 UNITS DURING CLIMB. VIBRATION LEVELS PRIOR TO INCREASE WERE STABLE AT 0.6 UNITS. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 71-00-00-800-806-F00, TABLE 202, PARA 4B AND AMM TASK 77-31-00-970-803-F00, PARA G. DATA ON AAVM FOR NR 1 ENGINE ON THE LAST 10 FLTS, COPIED AND SENT TO POWERPLANT TECH SERVICES. TSR ACCOMPLISHED, PERFORMED FAN LUBE IAW TASK CARD 78472002. ACCOMPLISHED TEST 7 VIBRATION SURVEY REF TASK CARD 78472002. NR 1 ENGINE PEAK OBSERVED VIBE WAS 1.2 UNITS AT 60 PERCENT -70 PERCENT N1 RANGE, ALL OTHER POWER SETTINGS BELOW 1 UNIT.