Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 9, 2017
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
39,768 hours, 11,865 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Worn
Location
Attach Link
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 1 ENGINE INLET AND FAN BLADES DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND START VALVE AFT MOUNT ATTACH LINK HAS BOTH ROD END BEARINGS BAD. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE ATTACH LINK ATTACHED TO THE AFT MOUNT FOR THE START VALVE AND DUCTING IAW AIPC 54-51-51 AND SRM 51-40-02.