Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 15, 2021
Submitted
October 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36356
Aircraft time
19,490 hours, 6,209 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
676000141
Part serial
676000145973
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ram Air Inlet
Part time
19,490 hours, 6,209 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FOLLOW UP TO HISTORY OF LEFT PACK LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON MASTER CAUTION RECALL WITH SUCCESSFUL RESET. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND FAULT CODE 21-51406 SRADA EXIT IN FAULT HISTORY ON 5+ PREVIOUS LEGS INCLUDING 00. PERFORMED GVI OF L/H PACK RAM AIR SYS. AND HEAT EXCHANGERS. NO BLOCKAGE FOUND. FOUND EXHAUST SRADA FAULTING THE INLET ACTUATOR. REPLACED THE INLET SRADA PER B737-900 AMM 21-51-21-400-801 UP TO STEP J(10). ACCESS PANEL 191FL REMOVED. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF RAM AIR INLET ACTUATOR REF MM 21-51-21-400-801. OPS CK GOOD. COMPLETED STEP 4 OF TSR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND L/H INLET DOOR TIE ROD ROD ENDS AND BELLCRANK PARTIALLY SEIZED AND DRAGGING, CLEANED AND LUBED. DEFLECTOR DOOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, ADJUSTED, OPS NORMAL.