Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 8, 2013
Submitted
April 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
17,866 hours, 5,584 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5416744
Part serial
12979
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Door
Part time
17,894 hours, 5,593 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START, MASTER CAUTION RECALL CHECK ILLUMINATED MASTER CAUTION LIGHT, AIR COND LIGHT AND RT PACK LIGHT. PUSHING MASTER CAUTION LIGHT RESET ALL THREE LIGHTS OFF. ACFT GROUNDED. CONTROLLER LOGGED & BITE CHECK FAILS RAM AIR ACTUATOR. NOTICED DURING BITE TEST THAT RAM AIR DEFLECTOR DOOR DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND TO THE OVER-CENTERED AND LOCKED POSITION, NOR DOES IT FAIR FLUSH WHEN IN THE AIR MODE. REPLACED LT RAM AIR DOOR LINKAGE ARM ASSY REF MM 21-51-21. RAM AIR DOOR INLET ACTUATOR REPLACED REF MM TASKS 21-51-21-000-801 & 21-51-21-400-801. PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE TEST TASK 21-61-00-700-806-002. NO DEFECTS NOTED.