Service difficulty report · Shaft · Boeing 7373H4

Difficulty date
November 28, 2012
Submitted
December 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384SW
Make and model
Boeing 7373H4
Aircraft serial
26590
Aircraft time
59,963 hours, 49,723 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B1US
Part
Shaft
Part number
7064004
Part serial
14679
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN CLIMB ABOVE FL340-FL370 THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT MAINTAIN CLIMB N1 OF 93.1% THE MAX IT MAINTAINED AT THOSE ALTITUDES WAS 91.8 WHICH DECREASED TO A MAX OF 91.4 AT FL370. N1 EGI WAS 796 VS N2 OF 699; N2'S WERE 96.6 AND 91.2 RESPECTIVELY. AT CRUISE POWER THE READINGS WERE N1S 85.8 & 85.9, EGTS 698 AND 640, N2S 920 AND 88.2 FUEL FLOW 2500 AND 2400. FUEL FLOW WAS NEVER MORE THAN 100 PPH ON NR 1 ENG VS NR 2. T/S FOUND VBV DRIVE MOTOR SHAFT SHEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FAN GEAR HYD MOTOR AND BLEED VALVE PER AMM.

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