Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
April 27, 2006
Submitted
April 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33793
Aircraft time
4,314 hours, 2,488 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
4,307 hours, 2,481 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B22
Part serial
892172
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
4,307 hours, 2,481 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE THAT DURING LT ENGINE STARTING THE N2 INDICATION REACH THE RED RANGE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ABORTED ENGINE START CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE FIM PROCEDURE 73-22 WAS PERFORMED AND THE CODE 73-10101 APPEARED IT. A BITE TO THE LT EEC WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE ENGINE STARTING WAS PERFORMED IAW FIM 73-00 TASK 801 AND FIM 73-22 TASK 802, BEING ALL CORRECT.