Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
July 3, 2016
Submitted
August 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AM
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
35115
Aircraft time
37,211 hours, 14,321 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B1
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM567B22
Part serial
894778
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
29,464 hours, 11,300 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IAW REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, THE RT ENGINE HAD A SHARP DECREASE IN TAKEOFF, EGT MARGIN AND CORE SPEED AS WELL AS IN INCREASE IN EGT AND FUEL FLOW. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE RT BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE AND COMBUSTION SECTION IAW AMM 72-00-00, DETECTING MISSING MATERIAL, SEVERAL CRACKS, NICKS AND DENTS ON BLADES AND MULTIPLE CRACKS, BURN HOLES AND MISSING MATERIAL ON COMBUSTION SECTION OUT OF LIMITS; SO THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-00-02 AND OPS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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