Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 11, 2023
Submitted
June 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
52,046 hours, 15,179 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
8283005
Part serial
YA052325
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#1 Engine Fuel
Part time
47,847 hours, 15,849 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

TO IN SAN - NORMAL N1 SHOULD OF BEEN 94.6. ON ROLL NOTED N1 ON #1 WAS 89.0, PUSHED UP LEFT N1 W/ MINIMAL RESPONSE. ON CLIMB LEFT N1 WENT TO 5.0 LESS THAN #2. N2'S WERE ABOUT THE SAME. ON CLIMB THROUGH 5000 LEFT N1 WAS 8-9% LESS THAN RIGHT N1. N1 & N2 WERE NORMAL THROUGH 8000 FT. IN THE MID 20,000'S HAD ABOUT A 3% N1 SPLIT. NORMAL ABOVE 30,000 FEET. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED EEC BITE REF B737-800 FIM 73-00 TASK 801, NO FAULTS NOTED FOR THIS FLT. PERFORMED FIM 73-05 TASK 808, ENG TO THRUST IS LOW. REGULATOR EQUALS 3 SO CK'D THRUST LEVER ANGLE RESOLVERS AND THROTTLES MATCH AT ALL POS. PERFORMED TEST 5 PWR ASSURANCE CK REF B737-800 AMM 71-00-00-700-813-F00 NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENG BLEED AIR CROSSOVER OPS TEST REF AMM 36-11-00-710-801 NO DEFECTS NOTED. SET BOTH ENGINES TO 95% N1 AND ENG 1 N1 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 88% AND FF FOR ENG 1 WAS APPROX 3.0 LESS THAN ENG 2. WHILE PERFORMING FIM 73-05 TASK 808 #1 FUEL PUMP IMPELLER FAILED TO ROTATE FOR INSP REF AMM 73-11-01-200-801-F00. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP PACKAGE PER ASA TASK CARDS N8473002 AND N8473003 PERFORMED ENG RUN, OPS & LK CKS OK. PERFORMED ACTUATORS TEST PER AMM 71-00-00 CK OK. PERFORMED TEST 5 PWR ASSURANCE CK TEST PASSED. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO 95% N1 AND BOTH THROTTLE POSITIONS MATCH AND FUEL FLOWS MATCH. ALL TESTS PASS. GND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.