Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 4, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
18,236 hours, 5,746 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
38861882
Part serial
5529
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
6,528 hours, 8,619 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU SURGING, GROUND MECH SAID APU MADE BOOM SOUNDS. OIL PRESSURE LOOKED GOOD, DUCT PRESSURE VARIED AS APU WOUND DOWN & SPOOLED BACK UP. APU EGT DECREASED AND INCREASED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-55, TASK 808 MULTIPLE SURGE CONDITION DURING MES OPS . IAW TECH SERVICES NO BLOCKAGE FOUND. FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON DATA MEMORY MODULE LOOSE INSPECTED AND SECURED CONNECTOR. IAW FIM 49-55-TASK 808 STARTED NR 2 ENG SEVERAL TIMES NO SURGE OF APU OR ABNORMAL APU INDICATIONS NOTED FOUND TO BE AN INTERMITTENT FAULT IAW FIM TASK 49-55-808. TSR ISSUED. REPLACED APU IGV ACTUATOR IAW MM 49-52-12-000-801. OPS/LEAK CHECK OK. PERFORMED IGV ACTUATOR OPERATION TEST. IGVS OPERATE SMOOTHLY. NO INDICATION OF SURGING DURING OPS CHECKS NOTED.