Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 10, 2009
Submitted
January 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
5,837 hours, 1,779 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762231
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH MASTER CAUTION. HAPPENED AT FL350 ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN APU OVERSPEED LIGHT EXT PER QRH GROUNDED YES. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST MX MSG NR 49 31014 APU OVERSPEED PRESENT. REF FIM 49 60 00 810 801. VERIFIED APU BITE SHOWN FAULT CODE 49 31014. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49 30 00 810 802. REPLACED APU SPEED SENSOR PER AMM 49 61 21 PB 401. APU OPS CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND. ETOPS PART VERIFICATION ACCOMPLISHED BY SEAMC JERRY.