Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 17, 2013
Submitted
July 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
19,525 hours, 6,106 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
655281064
Part serial
6552810D07691
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt A/C Pack
Part time
19,509 hours, 6,103 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PACK TRIPPED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE IAW A PACK LIGHT. RESET PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TURNED PACK OFF IAW PROCEDURES AND CALLED MX CONTROL. ACFT GROUNDED. FAULT INITIALLY RESET AFTER THIRD ATTEMPT. FAULT RETURNED AFTER RUNNING PACKS FOR 15 MINUTES. . REPLACED LT PACK COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE OVERHEAT SWITCH IAW AMM 21-51-40-000-801 AND -400-801. FAULT REMAINS. LIGHT NOW FLICKERS. NO FAULTS ON CONTROLLER. REPLACED LT PACK/TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-61-20-000-801 AND -400-801. PACK FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER OPERATING PACK FOR 30 MINUTES, AND WOULD NOT RESET. NO FAULTS ON CONTROLLER. DURING LT PACK OPERATION NOTED PACK TEMPATURE NEVER EXCEEDED 27C. ALL LT PACK TEMPS NORMAL. NOTED THAT AFTER APPROX 30 MIN PACK LIGHT ILLUM BUT PACK DID NOT SHUTDOWN. SWAPPED ACAUS IAW AMM 21-51-02-000-801 AND 21-51-02-400-801. RAN BOTH PACKS FOR APPROX AN HOUR WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. SWAPPED ACAUS TO ORIGINAL POSITIONS IAW REF AMM. REPLACED LT ACAU IAW AMM 21-51-02-00-801 & 21-51-02-400-801. PERFORMED M324 TEST IAW SAME WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.