Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 5, 2023
Submitted
September 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
53,007 hours, 15,935 cycles
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Excess Play
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
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 T/C 78273000, FOUND SHORT TIME FAULT "75-20401: THE VSV POSITION SIGNALS DISAGREE" ON ENG #1. GROUNDED - YES. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1968343 TASKCARD: N/R-00002 ) APPLIED ALTERNATE DEACTIVATION PROCEDURES ON #1ENGINE. REF. ASA MTX PROGRAM CH. 5 SECTION 5-07-01, PAGE 3, ITEM 3,4,7 AND 8. OPENED FAN COWLS AND THRUST REVERSER. INSTALLED THRUST REVERSER ACTUATOR SAFETY LOCK ASSEMBLY. REF AMM 78-31-00-800-802-FOO AND 71-11-02-010-801-FOO. PERFORMED VSV SYSTEM GVI INSPECTION, FOUND T518 ,RIGHT (CHANNEL -A) VSV ACTUATOR BELLCRANK HAS EXESSIVE PLAY. DKASSAYE 09/08/2023. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NEW BELLCRANK ASSY IAW AMM 72-32-00-900-806 STEP 3B, R,5. STEP 4(1). RL 58708 09-08-2023 STILL REQUIRES OPS CHECK FOR HPTACC & VSV RL 58708 09/08/2023. PBOMAR 2475609/08/2023 INSP 54 PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHECK AND ACTUATORS TEST PER AMM 72-32-00-900-805-F00 STEP 5.H.(4). NO LEAKS NOTED. NO FAULTS SHOWN RELATED TO THE VSV SYSTEM JCLEMENTE 57891 INSP 10 COMPLETED FADEC TEST PER AMM 72-32-00-900-805-F00 STEP 5.H.(3). OPS CHECK GOOD. JCLEMENTE 57891. COMPLETED VSV BELLCRANK REPAIR. POWER ASSURANCE TEST GOOD. NO FAULTS EEC. REF MM TASK 72-32-00-900-805-F00. THIS CLOSES THE PLT, CN 05016513, SEAMC AUSTIN NOTIFIED.