Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 4, 2012
Submitted
May 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
16,377 hours, 5,264 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7769
Condition
Noisy
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
6,196 hours, 7,916 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ON ENGINE START LOUD BANGING. NORMAL INDICATIONS IN FLIGHT DECK. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED APU BITE TASK 49-61-00-700-801. FOUND FAULT CODE 49-94299. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR FILTER ELEMENT IAW AMM 49-91-12. LEAK CHECKED GOOD FAULT CLEARED. ACCOMPLISHED APU SURGE CONTROL VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST. NO FAULT FOUND. REPLACED SURGE CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 49-52-41-000 801 AS PRECAUTION. ON OPERATING LT & RT PACKS THE LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM THE APU REPEATED. REPLACED APU IAW AMM 49-11-00-000-802. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-11-00-710-801.