Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 26, 2013
Submitted
January 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
2,754 hours, 811 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
38762871
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON PARKING, APU WAS STARTED AND PUT ON THE BUS. IT THEN SHUTDOWN WITH A FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU VOLTS & FREQS OK. APU MX HISTORY PAGE SHOWS 99 FAULTS (EVERY APU CYCLE) MSG 49-72103, DATA MEMORY MODULE CIRCUIT FAILURE. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-70, TASK 806, VERIFIED P11 AT DMM & D10436 AT APU FIREWALL RECEPTACLE SECURED. TRIED KNOWN GOOD APU ECU M1709, NO HELP, REINSTALLED ORIGINAL APU ECU. CURRENT STATUS PAGE SHOWS MSG 49-72103. FAULT HISTORY PAGE SHOWS 3 FAULTS MSG 49-11019 POWER INTERRUPT, DC POWER LOSS SHUTDOWN. BAT BUS SHOWS 26V, BAT 29V, & AUX BAT 30. REPLACED APU DATA MEMORY MODULE. REF AMM 49-72-11-000-801, 49-72-11-400-801. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.