Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 12, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
3,660 hours, 1,089 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK DURING DE ICING OF AIRCRAFT APU DROPPED OFF LINE TWO TIMES. DE ICE PERSONEL REPORTED THERE WAS NO DE ICING FLUID OR SNOW NEAR THE INTAKE. APU APPEARED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY THE WHOLE TIME. DE ICE CREW REPORTED APU PUFFED TWICE WITH A BIG VAPOR CLOUD. CHECKED C/W MAINT PROC TAIL PIPE AND ADJ CTRL SURFACE INSP GOOD. OPS CK APU PERFOMED POWER LOAD TEST CK NORMAL RAN PACKS CK NORMAL APU OK FOR SERVICE REF FIM TASK 49 55 00 810 801.