Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 10, 2019
Submitted
April 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
42,852 hours, 12,888 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Actuator
Part number
1226400
Part serial
EM482300
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
42,703 hours, 12,696 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
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, LT VBV ACTUATOR LEAKING, APPROX 5 DROPS PER MINUTE, WHILE RUNNING. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 VBV ACTUATOR IAW AMM 75-32-02. LEAK AND ACTUATORS TEST PASSED.