Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 17, 2023
Submitted
July 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
58,469 hours, 17,644 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1828203
Part serial
5952
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rh Pack
Part time
73,192 hours, 27,314 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

PASSENGER CABIN WOULD NOT COOL. AT ONE HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF, 30 MINUTES PAST LEVEL-OFF AT FL380, WITH TRIM AIR OFF AND AUTO TEMP SELECTORS FULL COLD (PER QRH) CABIN STILL UNCOMFORTABLY WARM, PAX AND F/AS COMPLAINING - FLIGHT DECK WAS FULLY COOL. PREFLIGHT, CABIN WAS NOTICEABLY LESS COOL THAN THE FLIGHT DECK, EVEN WITH APU SUPPLYING PACKS AND TEMPS SET TO FULL COLDREADINGS (FL380)CONTROL CABIN SUPPLY DUCT: 0CFWD CABIN SUPPLY DUCT: 13CAFT CABIN SUPPLY DUCT: 13CFWD PASS CAB: 28CAFT PASS CAB : 27C. GROUNDED - YES. UPON GVI OF RIGHT AIR COND BAY FOUND SENSE LINE ON ACM DAMAGED + LEAKING. ALSO SECONDARY HEAT EXCH AIR LEAK AT UPPER OUTBOARD MATING SURFACE. P. BASSEN 91832 REMOVED AND REPLACED LEAKING ACM FLEX (SENSE) LINE (R/H) LEAK CHECK GOOD. REF. AMM 21-51-04. SUSPECT CRACK SECONDARY HEAT EXCH. LEAKS SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR WITH RECIRE FANS ON AND PACKS OFF. SUBSTANTAIL LEAK WITH R/H PACK ON. REMOVED AND INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL 192 BR R/H PACK INLET REMOVED FOR T/S AND STOWED WITH HARD WARE IN FWD PIT. ALT DEATIVATION CHAP 5 TABLE 3 ITEM5 USED. MWUNSCH 88857 07/18/2023 MIG-2C #40-0054716 INTIATED D. WINFREY 39559 07/18/2023 REMOVED AND REPLACED SECONDARY#2 HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK(GOOD) REF AMM 21-51-03 CABIN TEMPS AND SUPPLY DUCT TEMPS ARE NOW DORPING / MANTAINING AT SIMILAR RATES. MIG-2C S/N 40-0054716 ALL ENTRYS CLEARED AND CLOSED. R/H PACK INLET DUCT REINSTALLED AND ALT DEACTIVATION REVERSED PER CHAP 5 MANUAL.