Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 8, 2021
Submitted
November 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
28,002 hours, 8,997 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
442653
Part serial
BECW3590
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
58,830 hours, 19,864 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

TOP OF DESCENT N1'S MATCHED AS THROTTLES RETARDED THROUGH 60% THEN #1 N1 LAGGED BY UPTO 12% AND TOOK ADDITIONAL 20 SECONDS TO REACH IDLE #2 ENG. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED FADEC3 SOFTWARE PER B737-900 IPC 73-21-60-01A. FOUND FMV DATA TO BE UNUSUAL DEMAND AND POSITION READ JUST UNDER 6% ON #1 ENG #2 ENG DEMAND AND POSITION READ APPROX 8%. B737-900 FIM 73-05 TASK 816 STEP E 8 REQUIRES HMU REPLACEMENT. REMOVED HMU PER T/C N8473000 AND REINSTALLED HMU PER T/C N8473001. LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD ON #1 HMU. VERIFIED N1'S AT ACCEL AND DECEL WERE MATCHED, OK FOR CONT'D SERVICE.