Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
July 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
7,554 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Gearbox
Part number
6400465090
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Accessory
Part time
5,695 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW FOLLOWED FLIGHT OPS MANUAL PROCEDURES, LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AND ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN. ACFT DIVERTED FOR MAINTENANCE ACTION. FIM 79-05, TASK 817 ACCOMPLISHED. DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THIS WAS NOT AN INDICATION FAULT. MCD SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED, SCAVENGE FILTER ALSO REMOVED AND SENT TO LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS DETERMINED, THE PARTICLES FOUND TO BE PRIMARILY ALUMINUM. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED SINCE AMM 79-00-00-240-001-F00 INSTRUCTS TO DO SO WHEN ALUMINUM PARTICLES ARE FOUND ON THE AGB/TGB MCD THAT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL ALTERNATOR.