Service difficulty report · Shim · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 26, 2020
Submitted
December 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
20,564 hours, 6,625 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Shim
Part number
3402523070
Condition
Defective
Location
#1 Engine
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

NR 1 ENGINE TREND DATA SHOWS A INCREASE IN LOW PRESSURE ROTOR VIBRATION LEVELS. DATA SCATTER INDICATES FAN LUBE REQUIRED. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1, 2 OF TSR710353. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FAN BLADE SHIMS 24 QTY, IAW ALASKA AIRLINES MTX TASK CARD 78472010. REMOVED SHIMS ROUTED TO POWERPLANT ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION.