Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
18,982 hours, 5,910 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
11500021
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Inlet
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT PACK CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB, RESET ONCE, THEN PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE AT FL300 WITH FLAPS UP. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 21-53, TASK 818, STEPS A.-E.(3)(A). COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. INSPECTED RT PACK INLET, EXHAUST AND HEAT EXCHANGER INLETS. NO BLOCKAGE. ACCOMPLISHED PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECTED RT RAM AIR CONTROL TEMP SENSOR. REPLACED RT RAM AIR CONTROL SENSOR OPS CHECKS NORMAL REF AMM 21-51-50.