Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
June 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35198
Aircraft time
8,415 hours, 2,694 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762252
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 ILLUMINATED ON 2 ATTEMPTED CSS STARTS AT FL 370. APU STARTED ON 3RD ATTEMPT AT FL300. ACFT GROUNDED. APU BITE SHOWED TWO FAILED START ATTEMPTS WITH OVERTEMP SHUTDOWN MAINT MSGS 49-31016 LOGGED. PERFORMED TWO STARTS FOR GROUND VERIFICATION, BOTH WITH A MAX TEMP OF 820 DEGREES. COMPLIED WITH FIM 49-30-00-810-803, DETERMINED FAULT WAS INTERMITTENT FAULT. COMPLIED WITH APU START & OPS TEST IAW AMM 49-11-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED T2 SENSOR AND CLEANED INLET PRESSURE SENSOR. REF MM 49-61-31 AND 49-52-31 AND FAULT CLEARED. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.