Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 28, 2021
Submitted
April 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
26,709 hours, 8,571 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
676000141
Part serial
676000141579
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ram Air Door
Part time
26,706 hours, 8,570 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB THE RIGHT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY PRIOR TO REACHING 10000 FEET THE LEFT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT WAS CYCLING ON AND OFF. THE CYCLING CONTINUED THROUGH THE CLIMB IN THE TEENS AND TWENTY THOUSANDS BEFORE FINALLY REMAINING ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE AT 34000 FEET AND THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. THIS LIGHT IS IN ADDITION TO THE LEFT PACK LIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY MEL'D. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIRMED FAULT AS AFT RAM EXHAUST ACTUATOR FAILURE REF B737-900 AMM 21-61-00 ZONE TEMP CONT BITE TEST. VERIFIED ETOPS PART EFFECTIVELY PER IPC. REMOVED AFT EXHAUST ACTUATOR (LEFT) AND INSTALLED NEW REF AMM 21-51-27. GROUND VERIFICATION OF NORMAL OPS CONFIRMED FOR ETOPS SIG SYS. OK FOR CONT SERVICE.