Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2016
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
36,961 hours, 10,923 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Hmu
Part number
1853M56P12
Part serial
BECW5345
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
34,248 hours, 10,103 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, WHEN POWER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT TO IDLE FROM ABOUT 60 PERCENT N1, THE RT, N2 VALUE TOOK ABOUT 15 SECONDS LONGER TO REACH IDLE N1, N1 35 PERCENT, THEN THE NR1 ENGINE N1. REPEATED BY BRINGING THRUST TO ABOUT 60 PERCENT AND BACK TO IDLE, SAME RESULT. ACFT GROUNDED. RAN ENGINES, VERIFIED ENGINE NR 2 TOOK 15 SECONDS TO REACH N1 IDLE. PERFORMED ENGINE EXCEEDANCE CHECK, REF AMM 71-00-00. THRUST LEVER ANGLE RESOLVER ALIGNMENT TEST, REF AMM 73-21-00, CHECKS GOOD. R & R NR 2 ENGINE HMU IAW TC N8473000 & N8473001. DECELERATE TEST PASSED IAW EA 800-72, EA-16440.