Service difficulty report · Drain · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 4, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14240
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28952
Aircraft time
36,816 hours, 13,618 cycles
Part
Drain
Part number
6F401612
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE "FEEL DIFF PRESS" ILLUMINATED. NOTE: WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE LIGHT WENT OUT. PERFORMED FIM TASK 27-31-00-810-803 INITIAL EVALUATION, CONFIRMED INTERMITTENT FAULT. PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE III PER FIM 27-31 TASK 803, FOUND BOTH VISCO JET DRAINS CONTAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2EA JET DRAINS PER SAME. PERFORMED ELEVATOR PITOT PROBE HEAT TEST IAW 30-31-00, NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. PERFORMED REPAIR CONFIRMATION IAW FIM 27-31 TASK 803, OPS & LEAK CHECK NORMAL. REF ATTACHED FORM 44.0008CM FOR FULL WORK DETAILS, OK TO CONTINUE.