Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Aircraft time
58,079 hours, 38,705 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Part number
9325M85G04
Part serial
724633
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Part time
52,687 hours, 35,987 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, ALL THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A "DIRTY SOCKS" SMELL TO BE VERY STRONG IN CABIN. UPON THEIR REQUEST, PASSENGER O2 MASKS WERE DROPPED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ALSO WENT ON O2. APU BLEED AIR SWITCH WAS OFF. FLIGHT LANDED AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED J/C 03L00021001, "737 T/S CABIN ODOR". FOUND ODOR SOURCE TO BE RIGHT ENGINE. RIGHT ENGINE FAILED BOROSCOPE. FOUND CONTAMINATION IN HPC. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW J/C 03L50671001, "CFM56-3 ENGINE REPLACEMENT". SATISFACTORY OPS AND LEAK CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED. ALSO, REPLACED RIGHT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT CHANGERS PER J/C 03L21021002, RIGHT REHEATER PER AMM 21-51-23 AND RIGHT CONDENSER PER AMM 21-51-22. ALL O2 GENERATORS REPLACED PER AMM 35-22-31 & 35-22-11. REPACKED O2 MASKS AND ACCOMPLISHED ACTUATION TEST PER AMM 35-22-00-705-042.

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