Service difficulty report · Extractor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
September 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
49,136 hours, 14,619 cycles
Part
Extractor
Part number
2340061
Part serial
7859
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Ecs
Part time
55 hours, 22 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON USING APU BLEED AIR, THE FLIGHT DECK WAS INUNDATED WITH ICE PELLETS AND AIR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AT APPROX 5-10X NORMAL VOLUME AFTER TWO CYCLES WE TURNED OFF APU BLEED AIR AND CALLED MX. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EACH WATER EXTRACTOR ON L/H AIR COND PACK OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD, NO ICE PELLETS NOTED IN COCKPIT REF B737-800 AMM 21-51-40-00-801.