Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 17, 2015
Submitted
March 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
11,158 hours, 3,315 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 DID NOT START. APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 2 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH NO RISE EGT. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 49-40, TASK 803, APU BITE SHOW FAULT HISTORY MESSAGE 49-41-012 APU NO TORTION SHUTDOWN. CYCLE APU SRT SWITCH TO ON. MESSAGE DID NOT SHOW FOR CURRENT CYCLE. PERFOMRMED NORMAL APU START IAW AMM49-11-00, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.