Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
July 25, 2011
Submitted
July 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26232
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28942
Aircraft time
39,780 hours, 14,869 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
TC29603
Part serial
YC508656V
Condition
Faulty
Location
Egt
Part time
827 hours, 339 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 10000FT-11000FT WITH AUTO THROTTLES ENGAGED.NR 1 ENG EGT SURGED TO AROUND 945 DEGREE TURNING GAUGE RED. RETARDED THROTTLE AND EGT COOLED TO MANAGEABLE TEMP WITH EGTS MATCHED, N1S SPLIT 10 PERCENT. WITH N1S MATCHED, NR 1 EGT 30 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NR 2. ENG NR 1 BOROSCOPE COMPLIED WITH REF LG PAGES 8752014 AND 8752015 PER ENG DESK REQUEST. REF NR'S 4476247 AND 4476248 OF S1 EGT PROBE REMOVED AND REPLACED, COMPLIED WITH GROUND ENGINE OPERATION AND EGT IND NORMAL IAW FIM 77-21-00-810-801-F00. LONG TIME FAULT TOP RIGHT EGT SIGNAL OUT OF RANGE CLEARED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.