Service difficulty report · Tie Rod · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 6, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
6,313 hours, 2,080 cycles
Part
Tie Rod
Part number
M0DREF585569
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT RAM AIR INLET DEFLECTOR DOOR OVERCENTER LINKS DO NOT OVERCENTER, DOOR CLOSES WITH HAND PRESSURE WITH OUT DEFLECTING LINKS. ACFT GROUNDED. ADJUSTED THE DEFLECTOR DOOR TIE ROD ASSY. VERIFIED CORRECT ADJUSTMENT OF ACTUATOR ROD END REF AMM 21-51-22-400-803. INLET ACTUATOR AND DEFLECTOR DOOR/MODULATION PANEL OPS TEST GOOD, LINKS MOVE OVER CENTER.