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| CFM56 Number 4
 Bearing Status
 Overview
 • Fleet experience
 • P/N 901 Action Plan
 • New outer race material
 • Shop improvements
 • Monitoring system
 • Summary
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 3
 CFM56-All - UER & IFSD rates , #4 bearing fail cause
 IFSD
 Feb00 : 1,80
 Jan02 : 0.97
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 Fail per million EFH - 12 month rolling
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 Cumul effective flight
 hours
 UER + IFSD
 "UER"
 Fleet Experience
 # 4 Bearing Reliability on CFM56 Fleet Has Been Improving Since 1999
 However, Some Variability Between Engine Models
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 Fleet Experience
 1999 2000 2001
 IFSD UER IFSD UER IFSD UER
 -5C 10 (3.71) 3 (1.11) 6 (1.84) 2 (0.61) 5 (1.52) 1 (0.30)
 -7B 2 (1.07) 1 (0.54) 2 (0.57) 3 (0.85) 1 (0.19) 2 (0.39)
 -3 4 (0.37) 5 (0.46) 5 (0.46) 5 (0.46) 3 (0.28) 7 (0.66)
 -5A 4 (1.62) 2 (0.81) 2 (0.78) 1 (0.39) 2 (0.74) 2 (0.74)
 -5B 0 (0.00 ) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.54) 2 (0.80) 0 (0.00)
 (…) Rolling average in event number per MEFH
 Failure Rate Is Higher on CFM56-5C Model
 Events distribution by engine model and by year
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 TSN - TSI
 Number of failures
 TSN (1st run)
 TSI (2nd run & above)
 Fleet Experience - Failure Distribution
 Bearing Failure Has an Infant Mortality Characteristic
 Over 80% of Failures Below 6000 Hrs Since LPT Module Installation
 CFM56 #4 Bearing Failures Ages Distribution
 (February 2002)
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 6
 P/N 901 Action Plan
 • P/N 340-167-901-0 (SNR Source) is experiencing a higher
 failure rate than than the other P/Ns
 - About 850 parts reported to be installed through CFM tracking database
 - 15 reported failures: 1 on -3, 2 on -5A, 5 on -7B and 7 on -5C
 - P/N 901 averaged MTBF on CFM fleet is about 277 K hours
 - To be compared to 1,300 K hours for other P/Ns
 • Specialist working group has been formed to investigate these
 events and failure identify root cause & action plan
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 7
 P/N 901 Action Plan
 • Quality inquiries on bearings have not evidenced
 abnormalities in manufacturing process of this P/N
 • As of today, no major contributors on engine
 environment found through failed engine
 investigations
 • Precautionary actions
 - P/N 901 installation on CFM production engine was stopped
 in 3Q01
 - P/N 901 delivery as spare parts resumed in 3Q01
 - Shelf cleaning of zero time P/N 901 in process
 • Field action plan for installed P/N 901 being evaluated
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 8
 New Outer Race Material
 • 90% of failures confirmed to be initiated by outer race spalling
 • Outer race material change from M50 to 32CDV13 deep nitriding
 - Material structure more resistant to crack initiation
 - Improved residual stress profile restricts crack / spall propagation
 - Over 21,000 cycles completed with no failure during engine
 ground tests
 • Introduced on -5C production for Dec 01 A/C delivery
 - Spare parts starting to be available for -5C
 • Being introduced on other engine models for A/C delivery by July 02
 More Resistant 32CDV13 Material for Outer Race Being
 Introduced on All CFM Engine Models
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 9
 • CFM56-5C LPT installation tool modified
 - Improved stiffness to keep perpendicularity between LPT shaft and case
 - Already in place for other engine models
 - All major -5C overhaul shops equipped with this new tool
 • Overhaul shops Best Practices
 - Assembly line and shop practices improvements identified on 1999
 - Cleanliness / Preservation / Handling / Installation
 - Bearing “Best Practices” CESM 009 issued on 1999 to shops in order to
 highlight bearing handling and assembly practices
 - Periodic meetings with overhaul shops to re-emphasize these
 recommendations
 Shop Improvements
 Post Shop Visit Failures Being Reduced Since 99 Through
 Best Practices Embodiment
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 10
 Monitoring System
 • Algorithm to detect #4 bearing outer race distress with
 existing engine vibration sensors has been developed
 • Multiple use tooling
 - Stand alone tool P/N 856A2679 available to screen engine
 - For engine test cells ( G01 )
 - All CFM production test cells have been equipped
 - Major -5C overhaul shops are equipped
 - For A/C ground run ( G02 )
 - Tool validation achieved on March 02
 - Airborne System
 - Program launched with Boeing / VibroMeter
 - SER to be started by July 02
 - Not launched on Airbus applications as of today
 Need to Gather Experience With
 This New Monitoring Tool
 CFM56 Operators Conference – May 21 - 22, 2001 CFM Proprietary Data Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited 11
 Monitoring System
 N1
 N2
 No. 1 brg
 FFCC/ TRF
 Portable / Test Vibration Monitoring Unit
 H (N2-N1)
 Tool 856A2679
 HP N2
 BP N1
 #4R detection
 message
 Accelerometer 1
 Accelerometer 2
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 Summary
 • # 4 Bearing reliability on CFM56 fleet has been improving since 1999
 - However, some variability between engine models, with highest rate on
 CFM56-5C model
 • Higher failure rate with P/N 901
 - P/N 901 has not been installed on production engines or delivered as
 spare parts since 3Q01
 - Field action plan being evaluated
 • More resistant 32CDV13 material for bearing outer race being
 introduced on all CFM engine models
 • Post shop visit failures have been reduced since 1999 through Best
 Practices embodiment
 • Monitoring system for engine test cell and A/C ground run is
 available
 - Need to gather experience with this new tool
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