Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
November 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
30706
Aircraft time
32,268 hours, 16,427 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B22
Part serial
888782
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt
Part time
32,210 hours, 13,683 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING ENGINES START, LT ENGINE VIBRATION REACHED 5.01. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED BITE TO AIRBORNE VIBRATION MONITORING SYSTEM; THE LT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED IAW MM 71-00-00; THE FIM 71-05 TASK 808 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED; THE N1 CONNECTOR DP0103 AND N2 CONNECTOR DP1201 WERE CLEANED AND CHECKED. CHIP DETECTOR WAS VERIFIED IAW MM 79-21-05 AND THE LT ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT. THE REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MM 71-00-00 AND MEL 77-5 CAT C RESPECTIVELY. THE FIM 71-05 TASKS 807 AND 808, ALL CORRECT AND LT ENGINE TEST 7 VIBRATION SURVEY OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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