Service difficulty report · Pin · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 17, 2011
Submitted
August 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
4,350 hours, 1,448 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
S280W601116
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
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

APU HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES APU SHUTDOWN FAULT LIGHT ON. REMOVED APU ECU AND SAW CONTINUITY FLUCTUATING TO 'OPEN' BETWEEN D3599A PINS C2 AND D2 WHILE SHAKING P15 REF WDM49 94 21. FOUND VERY LOW PIN TENSION AT P15 PIN B. REPLACED P15 PIN B REF CMM49 11 01 AND SWPM 20 63 14. RE-MEASURED CONTINUITY THRU P15. CONTINUITY STABLE. REINSTALLED ECU. RAN APU UNTIL OIL TEMP STABILIZED AND ON INPUT MONITORING PAGE AGAIN SHOOK P15 WITH NO FLUCTUATIONS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TWO MORE SUCCESSFUL START/RUN CYCLES. 'MAINT' LIGHT REMAINED OFF AND 'CURRENT STATUS' AND 'RECENT FAULTS' PAGES SHOW NO NEW FAULTS LOGGED. APU OPS NORMAL.