Service difficulty report · Retaining Ring · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33784
Aircraft time
19,589 hours, 9,922 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Engine time
17,935 hours, 9,302 cycles
Part
Retaining Ring
Part number
1498M46P01
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
17,935 hours, 9,302 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, DURING CLIMB AT 18,500 FEET, THE LT ENG WAS SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY. MX PERSONNEL REVIEWED THE ENGINE AND CHIP DETECTORS AND NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND, SO BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE, DETECTING HPT REAR RETAINING RING LOOSE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MPCM 71-00-02 AND 71-00-000, ALL CORRECT.