Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
January 22, 2021
Submitted
April 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35307
Aircraft time
29,997 hours, 3,777 cycles
Engine
Ge
Part
Engine
Part number
GENX1B70CP2G01
Part serial
956253
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Left
Part time
24,205 hours, 3,111 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX STATION, IT WAS DETECTED THE MESSAGE IN EICAS AND STATUS OF ENG OIL DMS L. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION, CONFIRMING THE MESSAGE IN EICAS AND STATUS OF ENG OIL DMS; SO THE DEBRIS MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR DETAILED INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G79-00-00-03B-280B-A AND ENGINE OIL SYSTEM SCAVENGE OIL INLET SCREENS, MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS AND OIL FILTER DETAILED INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G79-00-00-04A-280B-A; IDLE LEAK NUMBER 3 TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G79-00-00-12A-364A-A; DMS SENSOR WAS VERIFIED AGAIN AFTER THE IDLE TEST IAW AMM DMC-B787-B-G79-00-00-03B-280B-A, DETECTING A MISSING MATERIAL OUT OF LIMITS IN THE LEFT ENGINE; SO THE LEFT ENGINE P/N GENX-1B70CP2G01, S/N 956253, MANUFACTURER GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WITH TSN 24205 AND CSN 3111 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-10B-520A/720A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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