Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 14, 2016
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
32,446 hours, 9,590 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

STARTING APU AT GATE, AFTER EXTERNAL POWER FAIL, GOT HOT START AT 900-950 EGT/FAULT LIGHT FOLLOWED/FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 49-30, TASK 803, STEP A-G, 1-2. PERFORMED GVI OF THE INLET DUCT, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFOMED GVI OF COMPRESSOR INLET PLENUM, FOUND DEBRIS AT COMPRESSOR INLET. REMOVED DEBRIS AND GVI COMPRESSOR INLET SURROUNDING, NO DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED APU OPERATION; APU STARTING, OPERATION, AND SHUTDOWN NORMAL. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST, NO CURRENT FAULT LOGGED.