Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 2, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
15,618 hours, 4,951 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
38762552
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
20,203 hours, 30,022 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT GATE, APU SHUTDOWN ABRUPTLY FOR NO REASON. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED APU BITE. PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-90 TASK 803. APU OIL LEVEL AND MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG OK. R & R APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 49-94-22. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. APU OPS NORMAL.