Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
19,272 hours, 6,067 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7451
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,582 hours, 8,288 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

APU WILL NOT START FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING T/S OF APU FAULT FOUND THE MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG COVERED WITH MAGNETIC SILVER COLORED PARTICLES. IAW FIM TASK 49 91 81 200 801 APU REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. APU CHANGE COMPLETED. NO DEFECTS NOTED.