Service difficulty report · Grommet · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 25, 1999
Submitted
May 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14731
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28799
Aircraft time
12 hours, 8 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM567B24
Engine time
12 hours, 8 cycles
Part
Grommet
Part number
BACC63BP22C39P7
Condition
Torn
Location
Spar Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE #1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 24,000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. A RESTART WAS NOT ATTEMPTED DUE TO OIL QUANTITY INDICATIONS AT 86% AND THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE #1 ENGINE FUEL SPAR VALVE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL CONNECTORS WAS PERFORMED WITH CHECKS FOR PROPER VOLTAGE AND GROUNDS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. IN ADDITION, THE #1 ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND OIL FILTER WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. THE FUEL SPAR VALVE AND INDICATION OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. AN FCD IS BEING ISSUED TO INSPECT THE B737-700 & -800 F