Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 19, 2010
Submitted
October 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
16,575 hours, 4,867 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC13861
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
Part time
4,848 hours, 3,191 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ATTEMPTED START ON APU AT 2305 Z (PRE FLIGHT) DID NOT START AND FAULT LIGHT APPEARED. INSPECTED AND CLEANED CONNECTOR FOR APU FCU. RE-INSTALLED CONNECTOR. INITIATED START FOR APU START NORMAL. APPLIED ELECTRICAL AND AIR LOAD OPS NORMAL. INITIATED SEVERAL MORE STARTS ALL NORMAL. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 49 60 00 FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL. APU GROUND OPS VERIFICATION GOOD.