Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 5, 2018
Submitted
December 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
37,879 hours, 11,281 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Hmu
Part number
1853M56P12
Part serial
BECW6747
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
37,878 hours, 11,281 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

NO EGT AFTER START LEVER RAISED TO IDLE ON ENGINE NUMBER 2. GROUNDED - YES. SWITCHED IGNITION TO LEFT, ATTEMPTED TO START NR 2 ENGINE THIS TIME THE EGT WENT TO ABOUT 600 AND ROLLED BACK WITH EGT LIGHT FLASHING AND ENGINE STARTED SPOOLING DOWN. CREW SAID N2 NEVER REACHED STARTER CUT OUTSPEED. CDU DOES NOT SHOW ANY FAULTS AT ALL AND NO FUEL RESIDUAL IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACED HMU PER T/C N8473001, STARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, ALL STARTS NORMAL.