Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21723
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28790
Aircraft time
42,553 hours, 14,116 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5416744
Part serial
476852
Condition
Failed
Location
Ram Air Door
Part time
41,092 hours, 17,020 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O RT RAM DOOR FULL OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX ADVISED US TO RESET RAM AIR DOOR CB'S (RAM AIR MOD RT AND RAM AIR MOD CONT RT). DOOR REMAINED OPEN WITH NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. AIR RETURN W/O INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT RAM AIR DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 21-51- 21-000-801 AND 21-51-21-400-801. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED RT RAM AIR INLET CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-51-20-400-801 AND 21-51-2 0-000-801. BOTH OPS CHECK GOOD. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1489555 S/N OFF 06852 TT # 1244211 S/N OFF 06312 ACTUATOR, RAM A OFF 29-2151-9-0011 6852 ON 29-2151-9-0011 8142 CONTROL, AIR, R OFF 29-2151-9-0012 6312 ON 29-2151-9-0012 2887.