Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
August 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
18,527 hours, 5,891 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC15114
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
5,355 hours, 6,689 cycles
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

CREW REPORTED VIA ACARS MSG THAT APU WOULD NOT START AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 33,000. APU STARTED ON 3RD ATTEMPT. ACFT GROUNDED. APU BITE SHOWS NO CURRENT FAULTS & MSG 49-41010 (NO ACCELERATION) FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 FAILED STARTS. (COLD SOAKED). APU BITE PERFORMED IAW FIM REF 49-60-00-810-801. APU OPS NORMAL ON GROUND. R & R APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-31-11-000-801 AND AMM REF 49-31-11-400-801. OPS AND LEAK CKD GOOD. PERFORMED APU BITE CK REF AMM 49-61-00-700-801, NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED.