Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 31, 2012
Submitted
January 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
24,582 hours, 7,568 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU CTS ATP TREND DATA SHOWS MES EGT IS AT OR NEAR THE ESTABLISHED THRESHOLD. INDICATION ERRORS ARE SUSPECT. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R APU INLET TEMP SENSOR (T2). REMOVED THE INLET PRESSURE SENSOR (P2). EXAMINED THE ORFICE IN THE SENSOR TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT BLOCKED. EXAMINED THE FITTING IN THE INLET PLENUM TO MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAR. CLEANED THE SENSOR AND CONNECTORS AS NECESSARY. REINSTALLED THE INLET PRESSURE SENSOR REF AMM 49-52-31, REF MM 49-61-31 & MM 49-52-31. NO FAILURES FOUND ON APU BITE TEST.