Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
April 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
23,760 hours, 7,295 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
38838301
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
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

FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FIRST APU START ATTEMPT FL 380. APU STARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT FL 380. ACFT GROUNDED. ATTEMPTED CSS OF APU AT FL360. EGT RAPIDLY ROSE FOLLOWED BY FAULT LIGHT AND AUTOSHUTDOWN. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE. FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 3.5 MINUTES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-30-803 PARA H. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIR INLET DUCT AND COMPRESSOR INLET PLENUM, NO FOD OR BLOCKAGE NOTED. VERIFIED APU ROTATES FREELY IAW AMM 49-21-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLOW DIVIDER, APU OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 49-31-15. REMOVED AND REPLACED SURGE CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 49-52-41.