Service difficulty report · Receptacle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 2, 2020
Submitted
November 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
26,817 hours, 8,624 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Receptacle
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Vbv Actuator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING T/C 78273000 FOUND SHORT TIME FAULT "MSG NBR: 75-30451, THE VBV POSITION SIGNALS DISAGREE" SET ON FLIGHT LEG 3. DEFERRED PER T/C 78273000. GROUNDED-YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 75-32 TASK 803. NO FAULTS PRESENT OR IN FAULT HISTORY. BOTH VBV ACTUATORS AND HARNESSES J9 AND J10 TEST GOOD. FOUND NYLON BRUSH STRAND STUCK IN EEC J10 RECEPTACLE. STRAND REMOVED, NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED REPAIR CONFIRMATION, PER FIM 75-32 TASK 803. OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.