Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 2, 2023
Submitted
March 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
45,729 hours, 13,498 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1828203
Part serial
16565
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rt Ecs Bay
Part time
45,794 hours, 13,526 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RH PACK EXCESSIVE TEMP IN FLIGHT, LH-RH PACK BAY NEEDS INSPECTION FOR POSSIBLE BLEED OR PACK LEAKS. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF R/H PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROLER (M14437) AND TORQUE CHECK OF THE RH PACK ACM REF B737-800 FIM 21-62 TASK 849. BITE TEST RESULTED IN A "THIS PACK- TCV" LIGHT ON BITE AND PREV FLT. DISPLAYED GREEN LIGHT ON VERIFY. REPLACED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS ON THE R/H PACK. REPLACED PRIMARY PLENUM AND DIFFUSER. REF B737-800 AMM 21-51-03-400-804-002. NO LEAKS NOTED.