Service difficulty report · Ground Stud · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
5,366 hours, 1,597 cycles
Part
Ground Stud
Condition
Loose
Location
Power Unit
Part time
5,348 hours, 1,581 cycles
Component
Power Unit
Component part number
1152464265
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TC 7824900 FOUND APU FAULT CODE 49 41250. WHILE T/S APU CODE 49 41250 FOUND APU DRAWING 280 290 AMPS FROM BATTERY DURING START WITH GROUND POWER CONNECTED. FOUND APU START PWR UNIT GROUND STUD LOOSE. REPLACED APU START PWR UNIT REF MM 49 41 71 000 801, OPS CHECK OK. HARD FAULT CLEARED & ELEC SYS TEST OK. CONFIRMED FIX.