Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 12, 2010
Submitted
March 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
12,164 hours, 3,774 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Binding
Location
Ram Air Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON THE LANDING CHECK MASTER RECALL RIGHT PACK ILLUMINATED WENT OUT ON PRESS TO RESET. WAS ABLE TO REPEAT STICKING/BINDING DURING DEFLECTOR DOOR OPERATION. FOUND THE DOOR CLOSING SPRING BINDING ON THE DEFLECTOR DOOR ACTUATING SHAFT. RE-ASSEMBLED THE DEFLECTOR DOOR AND SHAFT ASSY. CHECKED THE RIG OF THE DEFLECTOR DOOR AND MODULATION PANELS CHECKED OK.