Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 2, 2012
Submitted
September 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
19,007 hours, 6,048 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Faulted
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

COLD SOAK START(CSS) WAS INCOMPLETE. FIRST START ATTEMP FL390. FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WENT OUT AFTER 4 MINUTES. SECOND START ATTEMPT FL36.3 UNSUCCESSFUL WITH FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATION. WENT OUT AT 4-5 MINUTE MARK. BUT ACFT HAD DESCENDED BELOW FL290. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS ABANDONED. NOTE APU STARTED NORMALLY ON TAXI IN. R & R APU FUEL NOZZLES IAW 49-31-14 PG BLK 401, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. COMBUSTION PLENUM DRAIN PLUG FOUND LOOSE. TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED PLUG.