Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
December 7, 2024
Submitted
December 10, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37420
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33457
Aircraft time
51,557 hours, 18,130 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE SURGE AT 400FT. PILOT STATES E1 SURGED AT TAKEOFF, APPROX. N1 SPEED WAS 94%. ENGINE SURGED AGAIN AT 70% AND ON LANDING CLOSE TO IDLE SPEED. PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE EGT SPIKE AND NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATION IN THE FLIGHT DECK. PAX SEATED NEAR THE WINDOWS BEHIND THE EXHAUST WITNESS FIREBALLS DURING THE SURGES AND THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE SFO FIRE DEPARTMENT AT TOUCH DOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR DAMAGE TO E1 AND AC NOTED BY TERMINAL MX. ACP BORO INSPECTION OF NUMBER 1 ENGINE STEP 5 D (4)(A )OF TASK 71-00-00-210-801-F00. TASK 72-00-00-200-803-F00 STAGES 2-4 BOOSTER BLADES AND VANES. NO DAMAGE FOUND. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF LH ENGINE'S SPINNER, FAN BLADES, STAGE 1 BOOSTER VANES, ABRADABLE SHROUD -- NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. ALSO, EXAMINED EXHAUST AREA -- NO METAL PARTICLES NOTED, [REF AMM71-00-00-210-801-F00, ITEM 5D(1) THRU 5D(3)].REMOVED BOROSCOPE PLUGS FOR HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR INSPECTION PLUGS S1,S2,S3,S4,S5, S8, AND S9 REF MM 72-00-00-200-804-F00 REMOVED PLUG S17 FOR HPT BLADE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION REF MM 72-00-00-200-807-F00 ACP BORO INSP OF HPC STG 4 BLADES, BLADES ARE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS, REF AMM 72-00-00-200-804-F00, ENG IS UNSERVICEABLE, DUE TO ENGINE BECOMING UNSERVICEABLE (LOG PG 3134488) BORESCOPE PLUGS S5, S8 AND S17 REINSTALLED. PLUGS ARE SNUGGED BUT NOT TORQUED AND NOT SAFETIED.