Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
18,651 hours, 5,859 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Inlet
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

APU FAILED CSS START AT FL 360 -60C OAT MO 79 IAS 260 APU FAULT LIGHT CAME ON APU EGT REACHED 1040C. CSS RULED INCOMPLETE, NO SUBSEQUENT STARTS WERE ATTEMPTED. CDU LOGGED FAULT 49-31016, OVERTEMPERATURE SHUTDOWN. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-30 TASK 803 STEPS A-F(3), (5) & (6). REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR AND INLET PRESSURE SENSOR REF MM 49-61-31-400-801 AND 49-52-31-400-801. APU BITE PROCEDURE GOOD REF 49-61-00-700-801.