Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 13, 2021
Submitted
January 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44107
Aircraft time
20,446 hours, 6,553 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Acm
Component
Acm
Component part number
22064002
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

ON PUSH BACK RT PACK LT ILLUMINATED, WOULD NOT RESET WITH MASTER CAUTION OR TRIP BUTTON. GROUNDED-YES. INSPECTED RT PACK EXHAUST PLENUM FAN BYPASS CHECK VALVE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND ACM BLADES BROKEN AND SHAFT SEIZED, REPLACED THE ACM. LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, REF B737-900 AMM 21-51-04/401. DUE TO ACM RAM AIR IMPELLER FAN BLADES BROKEN, PRECAUTIONARILY REPLACED THE RT PACK EXIT SRADA. OPERATION CHECK GOOD, REF AMM 21-51-27/401. A/C RELEASED FROM MEL 21-1G, CONFIG CHANGES REVERSED (RT PACK VALVE REACTIVATED, CARGO HEAT DUCT OPENED AND SWITCHES RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITIONS). REMOVED PLACARDS AND C/N 13028486. SEAMC FELIX CONTACTED.