Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 29, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
21,676 hours, 6,418 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Faulty
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 CT5ATP EGT HAS HISTORY OF INDICATING LOW AND ERRONEOUS. INDICATION ERRORS ARE SUSPECT. REPLACED APU INLET TEMP SENSOR PER MM 49 61 31 000 801 / MM 49 61 31 400 801. PERF APU BITE PER MM 49 61 00 700 801 NO FAULTS. PRIOR TO SENSOR REPLACEMENT INPUT MONITORING SHOWED APU INLET TEMP TO BE 10 DEGREES HIGHER THAN AMBIENT. AFTER REPLACEMENT INLET TEMP WAS WITHIN LESS THAN 1 DEGREE OF AMBIENT.