Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 27, 2013
Submitted
March 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
11,579 hours, 3,585 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5416744
Part serial
14079
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Inlet
Part time
11,615 hours, 3,592 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

RIGHT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON RECALL. RESETS ON PUSHING MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF RT PACK LIGHT FOUND RT RAM AIR ACTUATOR FAILING BITE & MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN REACHING FULL CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED RT RAM AIR INLET ACTUATOR. BITE AND OPS CHECKED GOOD, REF MM 21-51-21.