Fans stuck at full speed, only when charger is plugged in

I just had my logic board replaced under warranty, and I have a strange new symptom. Whenever my AC adapter is plugged in, the fans are screaming at 6,000 RPMs. The temp is only 97F. When I unplug the computer, the fans drop to 3,000 RPMs.
I already tried resetting SMC and PRAM... Any other suggestions?

Have you tried running the extended version of the Apple Hardware Test? It sounds as if there might be a thermal sensor problem, although I don't know why the fans would spin at maximum only under AC power.
In any event, the thing to do is to report the problem to whoever did the work. I suspect a thermal sensor may not have been properly located or may not be well seated on the logic board. It shouldn't take too long to determine what the problem is and fix it.
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Reset the SMC > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
+1. Shut down the computer.+
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+3. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.+
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As in subject, my brand new iMac Aluminium 20" 2GHz has a problem: fans run at full speed...
After reset of PRAM or SMC, fans start slowly (1200rpm) but rise ti 3500rpm after few minutes and they don't change until a new restore of SMC.
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I ran the Apple Hardware Test on startup, and it returned this hardware error: 4SNS/1/40000000:TpoP
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Regarding my issue with the fan fan full force, yes it was resolved... but not without fighting for it!
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