Service difficulty report · Ecu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2012
Submitted
February 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
21,410 hours, 6,338 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
2118966222
Part serial
83F1091
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
28,172 hours, 9,256 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

ATTEMPTED TO START APU FOR MAINTENANCE APU DID NOT START AND FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED AND TESTED APU ECU PER MM 49 61 12 000 801 / MM 49 61 12 400 801. APU ECU BITE PRIOR TO REMOVAL SHOWED THE FOLLOWING FAULTS: FOR START 1 49 91007 "LOW OIL PRESSURE SHUTDOWN" FOR STARTS 4 5 6 7 8 49 41011 "NO FLAME SHUTDOWN". ACCOMPLISHED T/S FOR FAULT 49 41011 PER FIM 49 40 00 810 802 FUEL SYSTEM AND APU INLET CHECKS GOOD FOUND APU IGNITER PLUG TIP ERODED. REPLACED AND TESTED APU IGNITER PLUG PER MM 49 41 51 000 801 / MM 49 41 00 400 801 OPS NORMAL. PERFORMED APU OPERATIONAL TEST PER MM 49 11 00 710 801 FIVE TIMES OPS NORMAL, NO FAULTS NOTED.