Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 16, 2020
Submitted
February 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
49,872 hours, 14,759 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Engine time
46,449 hours, 13,772 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Right
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

GE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS THE #2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN EGT EXCEEDANCE DURING TAKEOFF THAT MAY HAVE EXCEEDED THE TRANSIENT AREA LIMITS. PEAK EGT RECORDED ON REPORT 06 WAS 960 DEGREES DURING TAKEOFF (FLIGHT PHASE 4.) #2 ENGINE TREND DATA ALSO SHOWS A SUDDEN SHIFT IN VSV POSITION DIVERGENCE ON LAST TAKE OFF. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-800 FIM 71-06 TASK 805 PARA A-F SEC (1)- (3) A NO FAULTS FOUND. NO LEAKS FOUND DURING PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK. PERFORMED TEST 5 POWER ASSURANCE CHECKED REF B737-800 AMM 71-00-00-700-813-F00 TEST SATISFACTORY. ACCOMPLISHED HP COMPRESSOR BLADE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REF AMM 72-00-00-200-817-F00 FOUND MULTIPLE BLADES OUT OF LIMITS IN STAGES 5, 8, 9. REPLACED #2 ENGINE PER T/C 78471000 & 78471001.