Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 10, 2009
Submitted
May 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
8,404 hours, 2,471 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
38762711
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU CDU PAGE HAS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49 71146. FOLLOWED FIM 49 70 00 810 801 AND CONFIRMED THAT EGT1 THERMOCOUPLE IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EGT1 THERMOCOUPLE PER MM 49 71 21 400 801. OPS CHECK GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION COMPLETED PER MM 49 71 21 400 801.