Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
May 26, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
57,665 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Sensor
Part number
3400352290
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Part time
52,101 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) #2 ENGINE HIGH VIBRATION INDICATION OF 4.0 UNITS DURING CLIMB. NON NORMAL CHECKLIST COMPLETED AND THRUST REDUCED TO 88% N1, VIBES AT 3.9 UNITS. LEVELED OUT AT FL320 WITH N1 AT 83%, ENGINE VIBES AT 3.1 UNITS. DIVERTED BACK TO BASE. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE A BLADE LUBE AND VIBE SURVEY WERE CARRIED OUT. BLADE RE-MAP ALSO CARRIED OUT WITH NO SUCCESS IN REDUCING THE VIBES. SEVERAL MORE VIBE SURVEYS C/O AFTER BLADE MAPPING BUT COULD NOT IMPROVE THE RESULTS. #2 ENGINE WEIGHTS RETURNED TO NOMINAL, FINAL SURVEY C/O IAW AMM 71-00-00 WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS, MAX VIBES 1.7 WITH N1AT 94.5% AND N2 AT 96.5%. C/O TROUBLE SHOOTING OF AVM SYSTEM AND FOUND 0.05 VDC OF STRAY VOLTAGE ON NUMBER ONE BEARING CIRCUITRY. BOEING SERVICE LETTER 737-SL-77-016 C/O AND NUMBER ONE BEARING SENSOR DEACTIVATED. ENGINE OPERATIONAL TEST C/O AND VIBE INDICATION FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY. (TC# 20190529017)