Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
January 2, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23984
Aircraft time
61,777 hours, 41,496 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM563B2QEC400
Part serial
720235
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
63,185 hours, 45,381 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF THROUGH CLIMBOUT, CREW NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND. OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MCL, VIBRATION INDICATOR ON NR 1 ENGINE CLIMBED STEADILY THROUGH 4.0 TO 5.0 AND EGT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 910 DEGREE C. BEFORE PULLING BACK ENGINE NR 1. ACCOMPLISHED QRH AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT PER MOC. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW J/C 03L50671001.