Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
September 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
35,951 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Actuator
Part number
1821M59P06
Condition
Leaking
Location
Vsv
Part time
33,405 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D, E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON TAXI OUT AND ARRIVING AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD MAINTENANCE CONTROL CENTRE ADVISED THE CREW THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL HAD LEAKED FROM NR 1 ENGINE AFTER START AS REPORTED BY GROUND HANDLERS. CREW THEREAFTER REPORTED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CABIN AND FUEL WAS OBSERVED ON THE TARMAC AT THE HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY POSITION. THE FLIGHT CREW COMMENCED A SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 1 ENGINE AND REQUESTED CFR RESPONSE. AFTER THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT WAS CONFIRMED PERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ATTENDED TO THE ACFT AND INITIALLY THE LT VBV, VARIABLE BLEED VALVE ACTUATOR WAS SUSPECTED TO BE AT FAULT AND REPLACED. AFTER A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE START THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ACTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL, ACTUATOR WAS CONFIRMED TO BE AT FAULT AND REPLACED.