Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 2, 2020
Submitted
November 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
27,662 hours, 8,881 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Probe
Part number
TC29603
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

ACARS MESSAGE: NR 2 EGT 50 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NR 1 EGT. DETERMINED THAT NR 1 ENGINE, "B" CHANNEL, EGT PROBE S4 IS CAUSING INDICATION DISPARITY. READS 109.22 DEGREES C STATIC. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED T495 ENGINES BITE TEST INPUT MONITORING: ENGINE NR 1 READS S1- 88.83 S2- 46.23 S3- 53-20 S4- 109.68; ENGINE NR 2 READS S1- 99.35 S2- 50.81 S3- 52.11 S4- 98.42. REPLACED ENGINE NR 1 "S4" PROBE, REF B737-900 AMM 77-21-01-400-801-F00. OPERATIONS NORMAL, REF AMM 73-21-00-700-804-F00. ENGINE NR 1 NEW INPUT READINGS READ: S1- 30.01 S2- 16.80 S3- 17.66 S4- 39.80.