Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 14, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
19,029 hours, 6,070 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Part number
2EN19RB
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TASKCARD 78349002 FOUND FAULT MSG 49 15218 APU INLET DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. TROUBLESHOT FOUND POSITION SWITCH S284 LOOSE. TIGHTENED SWITCH IAW TASK 49 15 41 400 801. DID BITE CHECKED. FAULT CLEARED BUT THEN RE-APPEARED. SUSPECT BAD SWITCH. VERIFIED S284 IS BAD. REPLACED S284 WITH NEW ONE. ACCOMP DOOR POSITION SWITCH INST TEST, TEST PASS REF M/M 49 15 41 400 801.