Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
18,446 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Compressor
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE, A STRONG ODOR WAS NOTICED AFTER ROTATION WHICH APPEARED TO DISSIPATE DURING CLIMB. AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT HOWEVER THE VIBRATIONS BEGAN TO INCREASE ON ENGINE NR 1. THE VIBRATION INDICATION INDICATED THE VIBES CLIMBING TO 3.8 UNITS AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, PASSING THROUGH 18,000FT THE CREW ELECTED A COMMANDED SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE NR 1. ACFT RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 05-51-18 AND INGESTION INTO ENGINE CORE WAS CONFIRMED. A BORESCOPE WAS CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-802-F00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FAN MODULE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW AMM 72-21-02, FAN BLADES NR 11,NR 12 AND NR 13 WERE FOUND DAMAGED AND BLADES. REPLACED IAW AMM 72-21-02. FAN BLADE PLATFORMS BETWEEN BLADES 12 & 12 AND 13 & 14 WERE ALSO FOUND CRACKED AND REPLACED. A VIBRATION SURVEY IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-814 WAS CARRIED OUT AND A TRIM BALANCE IAW AMM 71-00-00-750-803, WITH VIBES CONFIRMED AFTERWARDS TO BE AT 1.1 UNITS AT 97 PERCENT N1.