Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 29, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
8,420 hours, 2,846 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
676000141
Part serial
676000145095
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Exhaust
Part time
8,481 hours, 2,863 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

ON RECALL, THE RT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CANCELED WITH THE MASTER CAUTION RESET. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RAM AIR EXHAUST ACTUATOR IAW AMM 21-51-27. TESTED THE ACTUATOR AND THE SYSTEM OPS AND INDICATIONS. THE AFT EXHAUST DUCT LOUVERS INTERMITTENT, STAYED HALF CLOSED ON THE AIR MODE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STAYED OPEN. OPS CHECKED THE RAM AIR INLET, EXHAUST ACTUATION. RAN OPS CHECK MULTIPLE TIMES. BOTH ACTUATORS ON THE NR 2 SIDE OPERATED NORMALLY. RAN FIM 21-53 TASK 810, INCLUDING BITE IAW AMM 21-61-00-700-806-802. NO FAULTS FOUND.