What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING FAN BLADE LUBRICATION, FOUND FAN BLADE SHIMS WORN ON THE NR 1 ENGINE, ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SHIMS.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2017
- Submitted
- July 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N495AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41728
- Aircraft time
- 5,497 hours, 1,824 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Shim
- Part number
- 3402523070
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nr 1 Eng 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.