Service difficulty report · Platform · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 21, 2020
Submitted
August 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
43,103 hours, 12,967 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Platform
Part number
3400010360
Part serial
DM183925
Condition
Damaged
Location
#1 Eng Fan Blade
Part time
1,345 hours, 436 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FOLLOW UP TO DAMAGE FOUND ON FAN BLADE PLATFORM NR 21 DURING FAN LUBE INSPECTION OF NR 1 ENGINE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN BLADE NR 21 P/N 340-001-038-0, S/N DC610218-C; BLADE NR 22 P/N 340-001-038-0, S/N DB632189-M AND ITS OPPOSITE SIDES, P/N 340-001-036-0, S/N DM183925-7, P/N 340-001-038-0, S/N DD460316-8. RESPECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHED T/C SBCFM56-7B-72-1033-1 FOR FINAL FAN BLADE POSITIONS ON THE HUB. DUE TO BLADE MAP PROCEDURE, ALL REAR SPINNER WEIGHTS RETURNED TO NOMINAL P07/P14 AND AVM POSITIONS SET TO MATCH SPINNER CONE WEIGHTS, REF B737-800 AMM 71-00-00 TEST 14B. ACCOMPLISHED FAN BLADE LUBE, REF T/C 78472010, TEST 7 VIB SURVEY, VIB LEVELS WERE 2.0 AT 96% N1. ACCOMPLISHED TEST 14B FAN TRIM BALANCE. AFTER BALANCE VIB LEVELS ARE WITHIN LIMITS, REF AMM 71-00-00-700-814-F00. AFTER BALANCE SOLUTION, BALANCE SCREWS ARE ALL 14 EXCEPT P31 & P32 ARE 12'S.