Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 25, 2016
Submitted
September 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
32,009 hours, 9,790 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Seal
Part number
3400020046
Condition
Exposed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE NR 1 FAN BLADE RUBBER DAMPNER COMING OUT OF SPINNER. ACFT GROUNDED. TRIMMED THE FAN BLADE PLATFORM SEAL, REMOVED .5 OF SEAL FROM FWD EDGE OF PLATFORM. WITHIN LIMITS, IAW AMM 72-21-02.