Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 23, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
14,604 hours, 4,734 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 PUT ON LINE TO ELECTRICALLY POWER AIRCRAFT INITIALLY HOLDS THE LOAD BUT SLOWLY SEE FREQUENCY DETRIORATE FROM 395 CPS TO AS LOW AS 375 WHEN IT TRIPPED ELECTRICALLY OFF THE LINE APU DOES NOT SUPPLY BLEED AIR FOR PACK USE. CDU SHOWED FAULT 49 41011 FOR ONE INSTANCE 2 STARTS AGO. NO OTHER FAULTS LAST 160 STARTS. PER FIM TASK 49 40 00 810 802 OPERATED APU FOR 2 CYCLES WITH ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL IN CDU. NO NEW FAULT MESSAGES SHOWN IN CDU. APU OPS NORMAL. SUSPECT INTERMITTANT FAULT PER FIM 49 40 00 810 802 E1C.