Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 25, 2016
Submitted
February 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
32,861 hours, 9,717 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Probe
Part number
TC29603
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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.

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL BITE SHOWS FAULT CODE 77-20871, THE TOP LT EGT SIGNAL, T495S4 IS OUT OF RANGE. FAULT IS A LONG TERM FAULT AND IS LOGGED FOR 6 OUT OF THE LAST 10 STARTS. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED T/S FOR FAULT 77-20871 IAW FIM 77-21, TASK 804. PERFORMED EGT CONNECTOR CLEANING IAW AMM 77-21-00-140-801, ALL CONNECTORS IN TABLE 2 CLEANED. AFTER CLEANING, T495S4 READINGS WERE STILL OUT OF LIMITS. R & R T495S4 PROBE IAW AMM 77-21-01-000-801, AMM 77-21-01-400-801. OPERATED ENGINE AND FOUND T495 READINGS WITHIN LIMITS WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND NOT RUNNING. PERFORMED EEC TEST IAW AMM 73-21-00-700-804-F00. NO FAULTS NOTED. EGT READINGS BEFORE CLEANING: S1-89.70; S2 - 53.32; S3-61.75; S4-119.59. AFTER CLEANING, AND PROBE REPLACEMENT: S1-116.28; S2-79.96; S3 - 84.98; S4-118.80.