Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
August 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
16,927 hours, 5,276 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P6525
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
14,299 hours, 12,442 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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FIRST CSS START IAW MEL 49-99A AT FL 370, SECOND START SUCCESSFUL, AT FL 370. APU LOGGED RECENT FAULTS 49-61259, 49-61262, 4931016 AND 49-41010. FOR FAULTS 49-61259 AND 49-61262 ACCOMPLISHED FIM49-60-00-810-817. APU BITE CURRENT STATUS PAGE SHOWS NO FAILURES. FAULTS OCCURRED A SINGLE TIME 6 STARTS AGO. GVI OF APU HARNESS NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED RESISTANCE OF SPEED SENSOR. WITHIN LIMITS. RE-ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PROCEDURES WITH NO FAILURES LOGGED. STARTED TO ACCOMPLISH APU CHECKS AND OBSERVED FLAMES COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE ON EVERY START. EGT WAS AT 850 DEGREES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-55-00-810-801 UP TO STEP 6, NO FAULTS NOTED. THEN IAW ENGINEERING, REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-31-11-400-801. PERFORMED MULTIPLE STARTS. FLAMES STILL ARE PRESENT IN TAIL PIPE AT EVERY START. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-31-11-400-801. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW SAME. DUE TO SCEDULING R & R APU IAW TASK CARD 78249010. APU R & R IAW TASK CARD 78349010.