Service difficulty report · Inlet · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 7, 2021
Submitted
September 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
29,146 hours, 9,371 cycles
Part
Inlet
Part number
332A239048
Condition
Gouged
Location
#2 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

REF T/C # 78472000 #2 ENG INLET AND FAN BLADES DETAILED INSPECT, FOUND DUCT FOR TAI VALVE O/O MOUNT LOBES GOUGED FROM ROD END OF TURN BUCKLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENG TAI VALVE DUCT REF CFM5-7 PPBUM 71-00-02. LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.