Service difficulty report · Turbine Nozzle · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 29, 2020
Submitted
March 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35682
Aircraft time
47,553 hours, 14,062 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Engine time
47,589 hours, 14,072 cycles
Part
Turbine Nozzle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
47,589 hours, 14,072 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

WHILE ACCOMPISHING T/C 78472022 (SDI BORESCOPE ENGINE HPT BLADE) FOUND 1 LPT NOZZLE WITH 1 FULL CRACK, 1 RADIAL CRACK THAT INTERSECTS WITH THE F00000NOPARTULL CRACK, A HOLE IN HTE LPT NOZZLE WHERE THE CRACKS INTERSECT, AND AIRFOIL MATERIAL LIFTING OFF FWD OF THE HOLE. ON THE #1 ENGINE. ESN 894851. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE. DEFECT TRANSFERRED TO SHOP W/O 1165100.