Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
January 14, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
28262
Aircraft time
27,798 hours, 15,103 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
9111M35P02
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
27,903 hours, 15,167 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, RT ENGINE VIBRATION REACHED 3.7 UNITS AND DURING CRUISE THE VIBRATION WAS STABILIZED IN 1.5 UNITS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A TRIM BALANCE IAW MM 71-00-00 TASK 71-00-00-700-847-G01, DETECTING 2 RT ENGINE FAN WEIGHT BALANCE BOLTS LOOSEN AT 24 AND 28 POSITIONS; SO THE BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND TEST NR 14B WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.