- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2023
- Submitted
- January 9, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41189
- Aircraft time
- 37,604 hours, 11,994 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- Engine time
- 37,606 hours, 11,995 cycles
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- 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 ASA T/C SBCFM56-7B-72-0986-1 METALLIC BYBRID BORESCOPE FOUND NUMEROUS VSV BUSHING MISSING ON STAGE 3. FOUND 18 VSV BUSHING MISSING ON THE LOWER HALF SEGMENT. ASA 77 INSP . FOUND 20 BUSHING MISSING ON THE UPPER HALF SEGMENT ON STAGE 3. ASA INSP. 82261 #2 ENGINE S/N 963292. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED #2 ENGINE S/N # 963-292, REPLACED WITH S/N # 877579 REF. T/C # 78471000 W/O # 1937995. DEFECTS TRANSFERRED TO ASA SHOP W/O # 1938020.