Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 10, 2018
Submitted
March 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
42,761 hours, 12,713 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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 LAGS BEHIND NR 2 ENGINE DURING INCREASE AND DECREASE IN POWER SETTING. WITH 10% N1 CHANGE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD TAKE 4-5 SECONDS TO REACH SAME POWER SETTING AS NR 2 N1. THIS OCCURRED DURING DESCENT FROM FL 360 INCLUDING LEVEL OFF AND CONTINUED DURING TAXI. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED EEC BITE, EEC TEST PASSED NO CURRENT OR RECENT FAULTS. PERFORMED FIM 73-05 TASK 814 AND 816 INSPECTED PS3 LINE NO LOOSE CONNECTION OR DAMAGE NOTED. EEC INPUT MONITORING FMV, TRA, N1, AND N2 DESCRETE ALL SIGNALS NORMAL. PERFORMED TEST 8 ACCELERATION CHECK ALL TEST PASS. GROUND VERIFICATION PASS AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.