Service difficulty report · Bulb · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 7, 2015
Submitted
March 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
8,777 hours, 2,810 cycles
Part
Bulb
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu Inlet
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU "FAULT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED 1 MINUTE AFTER APU SWITCH WAS PLACED TO OFF. FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. ACFT GROUNDED. APU CURRENT STATUS SHOWS FAULT CODE 49-61223 INLET TEMP SENSOR SHOWS SHORT CIRCUIT. NO OTHER FAULTS LOGGED AND NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF FAULT RECORDED IN FAULT HISTORY. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-60 TASK 812. FOUND P21 PLUG AT SENSOR WITH CORROSION. CLEANED CORROSION AND RECONNECTED P21. REF SWPM 20-61-01. CURRENT STATUS FAULT CLEARED. STARTED APU WITH NO ACTIVE FAULTS. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.