Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 18, 2016
Submitted
November 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
33,150 hours, 10,043 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Actuator
Part number
1211313010
Part serial
YT079
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
16,587 hours, 4,880 cycles
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LEAK CHECK OF THE NR 2 ENGINE TBV AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE NR 2 ENGINE RT VSV ACTUATOR DRAIN WAS LEAKING APPROXIMATELY 2 DROPS PER MINUTE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE RT VSV ACTUATOR IAW AMM 75-31-01. ACTUATOR AND LEAK CHECK BOTH PASSED.