Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 14, 2017
Submitted
September 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
14,600 hours, 4,808 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC63BN105S8
Condition
Loose
Location
Left Ecs Bay
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER ENGINE START WITH PRESSURIZATION PANEL SET TO NORMAL, BOTH PACKS AND BOTH BLEEDS ON, FMC POWER SETTINGS FOR TAKE OFF SHOWED 93.0/92.2. ACFT GROUNDED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE LT PACK WILL NOT SHOW OPEN ON FMC CDU DISCRETE PG. RT PACK OK. GAINED ACCESS TO THE LT PACK. ACCOMPLISHED DVI, FOUND CONNECTOR D488 VERY LOOSE. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF CONNECTOR & CONNECTED D488 TO V18. ACCOMPLISHED DISCRETE CHECKS AGAIN, NOW ALL SHOW SWITCH POSITIONS, ALL PASSED IAW AMM 34-61-00-730-001. ACCOMPLISHED LT FLOW CONTROL & SHUTOFF VALVE INSTALLATION TEST, TEST PASSED . CLOSED LT PACK AREA IAW AMM 21-51-01-860-49-002, RAN BOTH ENGINES & CHECKED THRUST TARGETS BETWEEN BOTH ENGINES ARE NOW SAME IAW FIM 34-61 TASK 839.