Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 25, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
8,124 hours, 2,644 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Ram Air Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ENTIRE DURATION OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. PACK/ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER BITE CK NORMAL. OPS CK NORMAL, ACTUATION WAS SMOOTH AND EVEN DURING BITE CHECK REF FIM 21-51, TASK 803. VERIFIED FAN BYPASS DOOR INSTALLED & OPERATES SMOOTHLY. INSPECTED INLET OF PRIMARY & SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS. NO BLOCKAGE OR DEFECTS NOTED. PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER DROPS APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES DURING PACK OPERATION. SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES DURING PACK OPERATION. OAT WAS 32 DEGREES F.