Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 11, 2020
Submitted
December 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35682
Aircraft time
49,074 hours, 14,561 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Hmu
Part number
442653
Part serial
BECW5941
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
42,493 hours, 14,481 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT OBSERVED OIL DRIPS UNDER NR 1 ENGINE COWL. GROUNDED-YES. RUN NR 1 ENGINE AT IDLE, DID NOT OBSERVE LEAK FROM ANY DRAIN LINES, BUT LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COWL WAS WET FROM ENGINE OIL POSSIBLE LEAK FROM HEAT EXCHANGER. FOUND HMU LEAKING ON NR 1 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED HMU, IAW ASA MTX TASK CARD N8473000 FOR REMOVAL AND TASK CARD N8473001 FOR INSTALLATION. ACCOMPLISHED TESTS 12, 3A, 13 ACTUATOR TESTS GOOD, IDLE LEAK CHECK GOOD, EEC TEST GOOD.