Service difficulty report · Tie Rod · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 11, 2017
Submitted
August 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
14,093 hours, 4,668 cycles
Part
Tie Rod
Part number
676000141
Part serial
676000142480
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Door
Part time
11,514 hours, 3,885 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT PACK ILLUMINATED CLIMBING OUT OF 26000, COMPLIED WITH QRH - PACK LIGHT EXTINGUISED WITH TRIP RESET SWITCH BUT REILLUMINATED 2 MIN LATER, STAYED ILLUMINATED THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 21-53 TASK 802, NO FAULTS NOTED. REPLACED THE RT COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE O/H SWITCH S5 IAW AMM 21-51-40/401, RT TURBINE INLET O/H SWITCH S939 IAW AMM 21-51-41/401, RT DISCHARGE DUCT O/H SWITCH S935 IAW AMM 21-51-42/401, AND THE RT ACAU IAW AMM 21-51-02/401. ALL OP-CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED A NR 2 CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER BITE MULTIPLE TIMES IAW FIM 21-61-00-810-801 AND GOT INTERMITTENT SRADA INLET AND EXHAUST ACTUATOR FAULTS. REMOVED RT RAM AIR INLET ACTUATOR IAW AMM 21-51-21, ACCOMP INST OF NEW ACTUATOR THROUGH STEP 3.H.10 OF 21-51-21-400-801. FOUND RT RAM AIR DOOR TIE ROD ASSY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED TIE ROD ASSEMBLY IAW AMM TASK 21-51-21-400-801 STEP 3.H.(11). COMPLETED RT RAM AIR INLET DOOR ACTUATOR INSTALLATION IAW AMM 21-51-21. ADJUSTMENT & ACTUATOR OPS TEST CHECKED NORMAL. IAW AMM 21-61-00, RAN PZTC BITE NUMEROUS TIMES, SHOWS 'GO'. RAN PACKS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD REF AMM 21-00-00, PZTC BITE CONTINUES TO SHOW 'GO'.