Service difficulty report · Mec · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
November 20, 2000
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23991
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Mec
Part number
9387M15P11
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
35,666 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BNA - FLT 548 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BNA, CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE POWER WAS SURGING/FLUCTUATING FROM 60 TO 98 PERCENT RANDOMLY. CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST/SPECIAL PROCEDURES AND DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT, AUTOTHROTTLE AND PMC WITH NO HELP. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE MAIN ENGINE CONTROL (MEC) PER MM 73-21-01. ENGINE OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)