Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
July 9, 2020
Submitted
September 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AM
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
43862
Aircraft time
15,679 hours, 1,736 cycles
Engine
GENX
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Right
Part time
15,679 hours, 1,736 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, THE RIGHT ENGINE VIBRATION EICAS MESSAGE VIBRATION INDICATION HIGH RIGHT ENGINE WITH FAILURE CODE OF FDE 710 342 52. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FIM DMC-B787-A-G77-30-F1-50A-421A-A PROCEDURE, DETECTING THE MAINTENANCE MESSAGE AND FAILURE CODE RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY HIGH VIBRATION LIMIT IS EXCEEDED AND REACHED 4.1 UNITS. THE FIM PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IAW FIM DMC-B787-A-G77-30-F1-50A-421A-A AND AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-18A-340A-A WITH VIBRATION OF 0.3 UNITS TO 90% N1, TESTED CORRECT.

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