Service difficulty report · Fault Message · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 14, 2020
Submitted
December 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
18,175 hours, 5,763 cycles
Part
Fault Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TASK CARD 78273000 FOUND SHORT TIME FAULT ON NR 2 ENGINE MESSAGE NBR 75-30452 VBV SIGNALS DISAGREE. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED VBV POSITION SIGNALS DISAGREE B737-900 FIM 75-32 TASK 803. FAULT IS INTERMITTENT. ACCOMPLISHED VBV RING GUIDE PAD INSPECTION AND FOUND 1 PAD DISLODGED AND CAUGHT IN VBV RING. NOTED ALL 4 PADS MISSING, BUT NO OTHER PADS WERE FOUND AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION. ACCOMPLISHED ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION, PER ABOVE FIM TASK, NO FAULTS NOTED. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON VBV RING OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, NO BINDING NOTED DURING ACTUATORS TEST.