Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 22, 2016
Submitted
December 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
32,275 hours, 9,814 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Actuator
Part number
1324M12P10
Part serial
APMRC542
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Vsv
Part time
38,506 hours, 11,735 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RAMP CREW FOUND SMALL FUEL DRIP ON NR 2 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE LEFT VSV ACTUATOR IAW AMM 75-31-01. VSV ACTUATOR LEAK TEST PASSED IAW AMM 75-31-01-790-801-F00. COMPLETED VSV ACTUATOR TEST 3A AND 12 NO LEAKS NOTED ALSO LEAK CHECKED HIGH STAGE VALVE CONNECTIONS NO LEAKS NOTED.