Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 17, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
16,221 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Hmu
Part number
1853M56P12
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
18,529 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE NR 2 WAS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS HMU REGULATOR 8 DETECTION FAULT MESSAGES FROM REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS (TREND MONITORING VENDOR). THESE EMAIL MESSAGES INDICATE THE RISK OF "LOSS OF THRUST CONTROL" DUE TO A SPINNING BYPASS VALVE WITHIN THE HMU. MFG ISSUED A COMMERCIAL ENGINE SERVICE MEMORANDUM (CESM) ADVISING OF THIS RISK AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD AN ALERT BE GENERATED VIA EMAIL. THE AFFECTED HMU PRECEDES THE SN RANGE IDENTIFIED IN THE CESM. VENDOR ALSO PROVIDED ACMS DATA TO MFG FOR DECODING AND SHARING WITH MFG. ACFT MFG ANALYSIS REVEALED "THERE WERE AT LEAST 13 SLOW DECELERATIONS WITH DURATIONS RANGING FROM 5 SECONDS TO 75 SECONDS ON THE NR 2 ENGINE AND WITH THE EEC CONTROLLING ON REGULATOR 8. THIS IS THE TYPICAL SIGNATURE FOR HMUS WITH A STICKING BYPASS VALVE." VENDOR TOOK THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE OF REMOVING THE IDENTIFIED HMU AND FORWARDING IT TO THE SHOP FOR ANALYSIS AND REPAIR. A TEAR DOWN REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.