Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
March 5, 2017
Submitted
March 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377AR
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft serial
37753
Aircraft time
20,954 hours, 10,137 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
20,986 hours, 10,152 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
20,986 hours, 10,152 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED FOD DAMAGES AT INLET CASE FAN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED INSPECTION DETECTING 24 FAN BLADES LEADING EDGE WITH NICKS AND DAMAGES AT INNER BARREL ACOUSTIC PANEL OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 72-21-02 AND AMM 54-10-01; SO FOR THE NICKS AT 24 FAN BLADES LEADING EDGE THERE WERE PERFORMED FAN BLADE REPAIRS IAW AMM 72-21-02-300-801-F00 AND IN THE INNER BARREL ACOUSTIC PANEL IT WAS PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW SRM 54-10-01, GETTING DAMAGES WITHIN OPERATIONAL LIMITS. AT MEX, INSPECTION PERSONNEL EVALUATED THE INLET CASE FAN OF THE LEFT ENGINE, DETECTING 43 NICKS IN FAN INLET CASE AREA 1 & 2, NICKS IN 21 FAN BLADES, 65 NICKS IN INNER BARREL ACOUSTIC PANEL, ALL THESE WITHIN LIMITS, A NICK OF 0.50” X 0.30” WITH 0.037” DEPTH ON FAN INLET CASE AREA 1 & 2 OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 72-24-01; SO THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-00-02 AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, THE LEFT INLET COWL WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-11-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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