Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
August 7, 2016
Submitted
October 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
30671
Aircraft time
49,955 hours, 17,549 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Right
Part time
31,342 hours, 14,127 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED DURING CLIMB, THE RIGHT ENGINE REACHED 4.0 UNITS OF VIBRATION; SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 7.24 PROCEDURE, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION, VIBRATION HIGH SYSTEM CHECK IAW FIM 71-05 TASK 808 PROCEDURE, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND; TRIM BALANCE WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00 TASK 71-00-00-750-803 CONTINUING THE FAILURE; SO THE RIGHT ENGINE FAN BLADE COMPLETE SET WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 72-21-02-900-801-F00 AND TEST NUMBER 7 VIBRATION SURVEY WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 72-00-00, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 65,475 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 66,360 KILOGRAMS.

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