Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 12, 2023
Submitted
March 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
54,800 hours, 16,324 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT PACK ILLUMINATES ON RECALL. EXTINGUISHES WITH MASTER CAUTION RESET. GROUNDED - YES. REF B737-800 FIM 21-62 TASK 801, PZTC BITE SHOWS RAM AIR ACTUATOR FAULT. WHILE OBSERVING THE INLET PANELS CYCLE FOUND THE FWD MODULATING PANEL TO AFT MODULATING PANEL HINGE PIN RETAINER BROKEN AND THE HINGE PIN WAS DROPPED DOWN CAUSING BINDING OF THE MODULATING PANELS. RESECURED THE HINGE PIN AND INSTALLED A NEW HINGE PIN RETAINING PIN REF B737-800 AMM 21-51-23/401. REF FIM 21-62 TASK 837, RAN BITE, NO FAULTS NOTED. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST PASS.