Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 17, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41728
Aircraft time
1,501 hours, 490 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
676000141
Part serial
676000145537
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Ram Air Inlet
Part time
1,499 hours, 489 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. LEFT PACK FLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER BITE IAW FIM 21-62 TASK 801 SHOWED FAULT 21-51406 FOR THE EXIT SIGN AS THE ONLY EXISTING FAULT AND AS FAULT HISTORY FAULT FOR LEGS 00 THROUGH 08. GROUND TEST CONFIRMED FAULT AND BOTH IN AND EXIT SRADA DISPLAYS SHOWED EXIT ACTUATOR FAULT. ATTEMPTED EXIT RESET, CYCLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND RESEATED LEFT PACK EXIT SRADA CONNECTORS, FAULT RETURNED WITHIN MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PACK EXIT IAW AMM 21-51-27-000-801 / 21-51-27-400-801. PERFORMED ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT CHECK IAW AMM 21-51-27-400-801 AND LEFT PFTC BITE IAW FIM 21-62 TASK 801, ALL TESTS PASS.