Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
11,015 hours, 3,560 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
M837238841412N
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU AIR PRESSURE FLUCTUATES W/ OR W/ OUT AIR LOAD. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST ON FMC CDU FOUND FAULT CODE 49 52194 (IGV ACTUATOR TORQUE MOTOR SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT) AS PER FIM 49 60 TASK 801. PERFORMED FIM TASK 49 52 00 STEP F (2) GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. FOUND IGV ACTUATOR MOTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LOOSE. SECURED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. RAN APU SEVERAL TIMES WITH AIR LOAD AND WITHOUT. APU AIR PRESSURE DID NOT FLUCTUATE OPERATES NORMAL. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST NO CURRENT FAULT NOTED OR MAINTENANCE MESSAGE.