Service difficulty report · Fuel Divider · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 30, 2014
Submitted
December 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35199
Aircraft time
17,910 hours, 5,446 cycles
Part
Fuel Divider
Part number
38838301
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Fuel Flow
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 ON ALL THREE FAILED CSS APU IN FLIGHT START ATTEMPTS AT FL360, FL360 AND FL330. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED APU BITE IAW FIM 49-60, TASK 801. FAULT HISTORY LOGGED 3 MAINTENANCE MESSAGES 49-31016, OVERTEMP SHUTDOWN. COMPLETED FIM 49-30 TASK 803. NO CURRENT OR ACTIVE FAULTS, APU STARTS AND RUNS NORMALLY. REPLACED FUEL FLOW DIVIDER IAW AMM 49-31-15. INSPECTED FUEL SOLENOID VALVE CONNECTOR AND PINS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.