Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
November 1, 2004
Submitted
November 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27722
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28789
Aircraft time
19,430 hours, 6,143 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
19,630 hours, 6,245 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE EGT ROSE TO GREATER THAN 710 DEGREES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. HE VIBRATION AND EGT RISE WERE ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ENGINEERING CONCLUDED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF ENGINE VIBRATION AND EGT RISE WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NR 4 BEARING.