Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 4, 2014
Submitted
December 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
29,728 hours, 8,924 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Apu
Condition
Fluctuates
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FLUCTUATING . ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE IAW FIM 49-60, TASK 801. NO CURRENT FAULTS. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS MESSAGE NR 49-11019, POWER INTERRUPT. INPUT MONITORING PARAMETERS: DELTA PRESS: 6.1 PSID, TOTAL PRESS: 21.0 PSIA, INLET PRESS: 14.5 PSIA, INLET TEMP: 5.1C, FUEL TMC: 119 MA. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE DEACTIVATION REF CH5, TABLE 3, ITEM 1. ACCOMPLISHED MEGGER OF APU HARNESS CONNECTORS: P18, P19, P20, P21. NO FAULTS DETECTED. REF WDM 49-62-12, 49-52-31,49-71-21. DURING INSPECTION FOUND CONTAMINATION ON GROUND STRAPS: M83413-8-G016BB, M83413-8-G007BB. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR REF AMM 49-61-31. P21 CONNECTOR HAS CONTAMINATION AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED P-21 CONNECTOR IAW CHAP 20 & WDM 49-71-21. ACCOMPLISHED APU OPS TEST IAW AMM 49-11-00-710-801 AND APU BITE PROCEDURE AMM 49-61-00-700-801, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED EXTENSIVE CORROSION AT BONDING CABLES M83413-8-G016BB, M83413-8-G007BB, AND CONNECTOR P21. GROUNDING STRAPS ARE ADHERED TO PHENOLIC COMPRESSOR COVER. ALSO EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON MOST GROUNDING CABLES THROUGH OUT APU WIRING HARNESS. RECOMMEND APU REPLACEMENT. ON DEFERRAL.