What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A FAN BLADE LUBRICATION ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, FOUND SHIMS WORN. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FAN BLADE SHIMS.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2017
- Submitted
- April 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N492AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 44110
- Aircraft time
- 5,398 hours, 1,850 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Shim
- Part number
- 3402523070
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nr 1 Fan
- 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.