Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 20, 2021
Submitted
May 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
47,046 hours, 13,954 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Engine time
47,048 hours, 13,956 cycles
Part
Guide Vane
Part number
CFM567B273
Part serial
896405
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
47,048 hours, 13,956 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING #2 ENG HPT BORO T/C 78472022 FOUND 4 EA LPT NGV CRACKED. EACH CRACKED NGV IS IN IT'S OWN SEGMENT. ONE IS CRACKED 1/2 TO 3/4 CHORD. 2 EA ARE CRACKED FULL CHORD. ONE IS CRACKED FULL CHORD WITH INTERSECTING CRACKS AND MISSING MATERIAL GREATER THAN 0.039 SQ IN PHOTOS ARE ON THE SERVER. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE. REF TC 78471000 AND 78471001. DEFECT TRANSFERRED TO SHOP W/O 1873286.