Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 18, 2020
Submitted
December 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
49,145 hours, 14,808 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5416744
Part serial
13242
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Exhaust
Part time
42,011 hours, 12,787 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 LEFT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LIGHT GOES OUT UPON PRESSING MASTER CAUTION. GROUNDED-YES. CONFIRMED LT RAM AIR ACTUATOR FAULT, REF B737-800 AMM 21-61-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT RAM AIR DOOR ACTUATOR. BITE CHECK PASS BUT OPERATIONS CHECK FAILS. RAM AIR DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT DOES NOT EXTINGUISH DURING OPERATIONS TEST. DOOR DOES NOT MOVE DURING STEP I (10), REF INSTALLATION TASK AMM 21-51-21-400-801. REMOVED NEW ACTUATOR, INSTALLED ACTUATOR ON RT SIDE, OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ORIGINAL RT RAM DOOR ACTUATOR, REF AMM 21-51-21-400-801. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. REINSTALLED NEW GOOD RAM AIR DOOR ACTUATOR ON LT SIDE. PERFORMED ACTUATOR LOCKOUT, PER MEL 21-5C MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. FLAP SWITCH S1051 RINGS 1.5 OHMS FLAPS NOT UP (NORMAL) BUT VARIABLE 200-400 OHMS FLAPS UP (ABNORMAL). REPLACED S1051, REF AMM 27-51-63-400-801. ADJUSTED REF AMM 27-51-63-820-801. OPERATIONS TEST GOOD, REF AMM 27-51-63-700-803. REPAIR CONFIRMATION SUCCESSFULB737-800 FIM 21-51 TASK 803 (K). VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF LT RAM AIR ACTUATOR AND OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, REF AMM 21-51-21. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.