Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 12, 2014
Submitted
May 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
9,209 hours, 2,636 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Inlet Temp
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN 5 MINUTES FAULT LIGHT WENT OUT. SHUTDOWN APU. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED INLET TEMP SENSOR BAD, READS 300 OHMS PIN TO GROUND, IAW FIM TASK 49-60, TASK 812. REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR IAW AMM 49-61-31-000-801 AND 49-61-31-400-801. RAN APU - OK NO FAULTS FOUND.