Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 26, 2012
Submitted
December 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
20,468 hours, 6,259 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Actuator
Part number
1324M12P10
Part serial
APMRG009
Condition
Illuminated
Part time
21,145 hours, 6,437 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING T/C 78273000, HAD FAULT 75-10391. THE VSV POSITION SIGNAL IS OUT OF RANGE, LONG TERM FAULT, NR 1 ENGINE. REMOVED NR 1 ENG INBD (RT) VSV ACTUATOR IAW AMM 75-31-01-000-802-F00. INSTALLED HEAD-END NIPPLE, ROD-END NIPPLE AND DRAIN PORT NIPPLE FOR NR 1 ENG RT VSV ACT IAW AMM 75-31-01-400-802-F00 6.F (1)(A) THRU(E) 1 AND 2(A). ACCOMPLISHED STEPS (3),(4),(5) OF MM 75-31-01-400-802. ACCOMPLISHED VSV ACTUATOR LEAK TEST NR 1 ENG RT SIDE STEP E(1) THRU (2)(D) OF MM 75-31-01-790-801. PERFORMED PWR PLANT TESTS 3A (IDLE PWR LEAK CHECK) AND TEST 12 (ACTUATORS TEST). NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.