Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 23, 2015
Submitted
July 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
27,613 hours, 8,543 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Inlet Temp
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START. FAULT LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 3 MINUTES. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED APU BITE REF AMM 49-61-00. FOUND FAULT 49-31016. PERFORMED FIM 49-30, TASK 803 INITIAL EVALUATION AND FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURES G 1, 2, 3 AND 4. VERIFIED NO DEBRIS IN AIR INLET DUCT OR COMPRESSOR INLET, NO DEBRIS IN CHIP DETECTOR AND APU ROTATES NORMALLY. REPLACED APU INLET TEMP SENSOR IAW AMM 49-61-31. APU OPS AND BITE CHECKED GOOD.