What was found
NR 2 ENGINE FORWARD TIE ROD ON LOWER PNEUMATIC STARTER DUCT IS CRACKED THROUGH. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE FORWARD TIE ROD IAW 71-00-02 FIG 25-1.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2018
- Submitted
- May 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N583AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35681
- Aircraft time
- 40,999 hours, 12,121 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27B3
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Tie Rod
- Part number
- 332A29307
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Eng Case
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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