Service difficulty report · Rotor · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 13, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73256
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
30611
Aircraft time
59,828 hours, 21,588 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Rotor
Condition
Locked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH FL280, ACRID SMELL WITH VIBRATION/PAX SAW FLAMES FROM EXHAUST. A/C WAS AT 28K FT AT 20 MIN INTO TAKEOFF, #1 OIL PRESS WENT TO ZERO THEN BLANK, ENGINE RPM ROLLED BACK TO ZERO, NO HIGH EGT, NO SIGNS PRIOR TO ROLLBACK OF ENG RPM. NOTED NO OIL LOSS ONCE ON GROUND, FAN SPINS BUT STICKY. PER TOMC, DO INSPECTION OF THE ENG AFTER AN ENGINE STALL OR POSSIBLE STALL AMM 71-00-00-210-801-FOO. INSPECTED ITEMS D. (1), (2), AND (3) NO DAMAGE OR METAL PARTICLES FOUND. REMOVED BORO PLUGS 2,4,5,8, AND 9 FOR HPC, PLUGS 11 (IGNITER PLUG) ,17 AND 18 FOR HP / LPT. LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. ALL AREAS WITHIN AMM LIMITS. 72-00-00-200-804-F90 AND 72-00-00-200-804-F00. FOUND NO ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION PER TASK 72-00-00-200-803-F00 #1 ENG ROTORS (N1 AND N2) LOCKED TOGETHER. REF FIM 71-05-00-810-809-F00. EXAMINED THE CHIP DETECTOR FOR AFT SUMP AND FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT FINE METALLIC PIECES. TRYED TO MANUALLY BREAK THE ROTORS FREE, NOT SUCCESSFUL. DRY MOTORING THE ENG CAUSED HIGH VIBRATION AND SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PLUG, ROTORS DID NOT BREAK FREE. ENG #1 REPLACED.