Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 2, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
24,939 hours, 7,470 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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 CSS START FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. COOLED DOWN WITHIN 5 MINUTES. SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL AT 35000. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED APU, REPLACED AIR INLET SIGMA SEAL IAW MM 49-15-11-400-801, 41581, INSTALLED, LEAK/OPS CHECKED APU.