Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 13, 2014
Submitted
December 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
31,646 hours, 9,454 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Bent
Location
Apu
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 BITE INOPERATIVE, DISPLAYED ON CDU WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCOMPLISH ETOPS PDC. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED ECU REF AMM 49-61-12. VERIFIED THE PSEU APPLIES A GROUND AT D35599B PIN A6 WHEN PUT IN AIR MODE. ECU REINSTALLED REQUIRES OPS WHEN T/S COMPUTER 42203. POWERED UP ACFT WITH EACH DEU INSTALLED INDIVIDUALLY. NO HELP. REPLACED SPCU. NO HELP. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL REF MM 24-31-11. OPS NORMAL IAW SAME. REMOVED ECU VERIFIED LABEL 357 AT D3599BC14/014. RESTORED ECU REQUIRES OPS CHECK. SWAPPED OUT SWITCH MODULE P5-28 NEITHER ITEM HELPED, RESTORED ORIGINAL P5-28. FOUND BLADE CONTACT A6 OF D43211J BENT, SHORTED TO CONNECTOR SHELL. RETERMINATED CONTACT REF SWPM 20-74-11. APU BITE OPS NML T/C 78349002 WAS ACCOMPLISHED.