Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
April 15, 2006
Submitted
April 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33791
Aircraft time
4,888 hours, 2,696 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562
Engine time
4,897 hours, 2,702 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
4,897 hours, 2,702 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE, IT WAS DETECTED AN OVERLAP SHINGLED TIP SHROUDS BETWEEN TWO BLADES, STAGE 3 LPT. ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-02 BUT DURING ENGINES TEST THE MESSAGES 75-30381, 75-30531, 75-10431 AND 75-10581 WERE SHOWN. FIM PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND MESSAGES WERE ERASED WITH HPSOV VOLTAGE CORRECT; AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE HMU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-21-10, TESTED CORRECT.