Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
December 23, 2021
Submitted
January 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
43715
Aircraft time
499 hours, 266 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B21
Part
Engine
Part number
LEAP1B28
Part serial
60A199
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Part time
498 hours, 266 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE NON-SYNCHRONOUS VIBRATIONS ALERT OF REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC GE, DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT MEX AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CNR 20211223035 OF REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC GE/LEAP SYSTEM, THE LEFT ENGINE HAD MULTIPLE REPORTS FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF NON-SYNCHRONOUS VIBRATIONS (NSV) FROM THE EEC UNIT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION OF REPORTS AT EEC UNIT, DETECTING MULTIPLE REPORTS FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF NON-SYNCHRONOUS VIBRATIONS (NSV) WITH RISK OF A STALL AND GE MANUFACTURER WAS SEND THE URGENT CNR 20211223035 TO REMOVE THE LEFT ENGINE; SO THE LEFT ENGINE P/N LEAP1B28, S/N 60A199, TSN 498, CSN 266, MANUFACTURER CFM INTERNATIONAL, INC WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 71-00-02-000-801-G00, TESTED CORRECT.

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