Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 12, 2022
Submitted
April 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
33,411 hours, 10,717 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Probe
Part number
TC29603
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS THE #1 EXPERIENCED AN EGT EXCEEDANCE DURING TAKEOFF THAT MAY HAVE EXCEEDED THE TRANSIENT AREA LIMITS. PEAK EGT RECORDED ON REPORT 06 WAS 959C FOR #1 ENGINE. DURING TAKEOFF. (FLIGHT PHASE 4.) GROUNDED - YES. ENGINE 1 - EGT TIME 0:00:04 PEAK 959 QTY 1EGT RED LIMIT - PEAK 958.5 - RED 950.0 0:04.8 FLIGHT ASA 746 12 APRIL22 20:43 Z ALT 1698 A/S 186 FIRST MAINTENANCE ACTION FOR THIS DISCREPANCY IS TO CHECK FMC/CDU FOR EGT FAULTS. CHECK OF #1 ENGINE FAULTS SHOWED 9 LEGS OF LEFT LOWER EGT PROBE (S3) BAD. REF LOG PAGE #60352439 FOR REPLACEMENT OF S3 EGT PROBE. CONSULTED WITH TECH SERVICES - GE SUSPECTED EGT INDICATION ISSUES AND EGT PROBE S3 REPLACEMENT IS AN ACCEPTABLE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS DISCREPANCY. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.