Service difficulty report · Master Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 20, 2014
Submitted
November 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
2,541 hours, 803 cycles
Part
Master Switch
Part number
111AT25
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, NOTICED THAT WHEN APU SWITCH WAS MOVED TO OFF POSITION THE APU DID NOT SHUTDOWN. BLUE APU GEN OFF BUSS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH APU GENERATOR POSITION SELECTED ON AC METER CPS FREQ 400 AND AC VOLT 116 WERE INDICATED. APU EGT UNLOADED WAS 280 DEGREES. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND APU MASTER SWITCH BAD R & R OPS NORMAL WDM 49-62-11, OPS CK TEST IAW MM 49-11-00.