Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 7, 2012
Submitted
February 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
18,900 hours, 5,690 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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 HAS HISTORY OF COLD SOAK START FAIL ON FIRST 2 START ATTEMPTS. TO ASSIST ENGINEERING REQUESTS BITE CHECK DATA. REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR PER MM 49 61 31 00 801 AND MM 49 61 31 400 801, PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURE 49 61 00 700 801 CURRENT STATUS PAGE NO FAILURES FOUND.