Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 5, 2025
Submitted
September 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14237
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28802
Aircraft time
79,716 hours, 29,792 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
TC29603
Part serial
YC492870A
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Eng
Part time
15,598 hours, 6,830 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE NR 1 ENGINE EGT EXCEDANCE AND CONTINUED TO SURGE UNTIL ENGINE NEAR IDLE/LOW. DURING CREW DEBRIEF, OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL, ONLY EGT INDICATION WAS ERRATIC. EEC BITE SHOWED FAULT MESSAGES 77-28861 S3 PROBE OUT OF RANGE & 77-20871 S4 PROBE OUT OF RANGE. ACP EEC BITE & FOUND FOUR FAULTS SPECIFIC TO T495S3 & T495S4 EGT SIGNALS OUT OF RANGE. REF FIM 77-21 TASK 803 AND 804, T495 CONTROL TEMPS S4 APPEARS TO NOTED NO ERRATIC EGT INDICTIONS. ALL 4 PROBE SENSORS CHECKED GOOD. EEC BITE AFTER RUN SHOWS NO FAULTS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.