Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 9, 2014
Submitted
December 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
27,169 hours, 8,317 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu Inlet
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 WHEN APU SWITCHED TO OFF. ACFT GROUNDED. ON EVALUATION, FOUND MAINTENANCE MESSAGES 49-61223, INLET TEMP SENSOR SHORT CIRCUIT, 49-91006 OVERHEAT SHUTDOWN, 49-41012 NO ROTATION SHUTDOWN, REF FIM 49-90 TASK 802, 49-60 TASK 812 AND 49-40 TASK 803. REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR REF MM 49-61-31, COMPLETED INSTALLATION TEST IAW SAME REF NO FAULTS NOTED.