Service difficulty report · Fmu · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 26, 2025
Submitted
July 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27901
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34821
Aircraft time
48,682 hours, 6,037 cycles
Engine
Ge GENX1B70P2
Engine time
19,921 hours, 2,603 cycles
Part
Fmu
Part number
2459M17P01
Part serial
WYGN9209
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
19,921 hours, 2,603 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENG EXCEEDENCE FOLLOWED BY FAILURE ON CLIMB, LEFT ENGINE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SPOOLED UP APROX AT 5K FT DURING CLIMB. FOUND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE MESSAGES 73-32671, 73-09603, 73-33931, 77-11411, 76-39351, 73-32901. PERFORMED FIM G73-20-F1-J3A-421A-A FOR MESSAGE 73-32671. AMM SUGGEST OVERSPEED INSPECTION REF AMM B787-A-G71-00-00-36A-280A-A. N2 EXCEED WAS AT 117.5 FOR 37.9SEC. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF HPT 1 BLADES AS REQUIRED PER DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-36A-280A. OVERSPEED INSPECTION STEP 1 B. (2) (C) 5) INSPECTION OF HPT TURBINE ONE BLADES. PER OVERSPEED INSPECTION G71-00-00-36A-280A B 1. C 6. REMOVED BOROSCOPE PLUGS P, Q AND R TO INSPECT STAGE 1 AND 2 OF THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION HPC STAGES 1,4 AND STAGE 9. NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED IAW DMC-B787-A-G72-00-00-06B-280C-A. INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE BOROSCOPE PLUGS P, Q AND R PER AMM 72-00-00 INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF BOROSCOPE PLUGS P,Q,AND R AS REQUIRED REF: AMM G72-00-00-05A-721B BOROSCOPE INSPECTION- PREPERATION REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE EEC, IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G73-21-05-00A-720A-A. TEST NR 15. IAW AMM B787-A-G71-00-00-46B-300B-A. PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE TEST, ALL READINGS WITHIN LIMITS IN REF TO AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-09A-950A-A. OPS CHKD GOOD.

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