Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 11, 2014
Submitted
September 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
25,334 hours, 7,790 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7722
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
8,794 hours, 11,782 cycles
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 CSS COMPLETED LESS THAN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT. FIRST ATTEMPT AT FL380 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH A FAULT LIGHT. SECOND ATTEMPT AT FL380 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE FAULT LIGHT. THIRD ATTEMPT AT FL310 HAD A SUCCESSFUL START. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED APU IAW T/C 78349-1- AND AMM 49-11-00-400-803 TC 78349015, 78349008, 78349001, 78349000, 78349016.