Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 9, 2012
Submitted
June 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
14,041 hours, 4,457 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762983
Part serial
060147001311
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil System
Part time
5,480 hours, 5,521 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CSS START ATTEMPT. ACFT GROUNDED. C/W FIM TASK 49-30-000-810-803. NO DEFECTS NOTED NO FAULT CODES. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE IAW FIM TASK 49-60-00-810-801, CURRENT STATUS PAGE SHOWS 49-94304 OIL LEVEL SENSOR SHOWS CIRCUIT FAILURE. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-90-00-810-811, NO RESISTANCE READING BETWEEN PIN 1 AND 5 ON OIL LEVEL SENSOR. REPLACED APU OIL LEVEL SENSOR REF AMM TASK 49-94-11, ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PROCEDURE REF AMM TASK 49-61-00 & RAN APU FOR 30 MINUTES LEAK CK & OPS CK NORMAL.