Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 25, 2016
Submitted
April 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
33,324 hours, 9,984 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC15863
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,992 hours, 11,918 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING APU START, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. CHECKED AND FOUND EGT RISING DURING START UP AND SUBSEQUENT APU SHUTDOWN WITH FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. CHECKED FAULT HISTORY IN CDU FOUND MSG 49-31016. RELEASED IAW MEL 49-1B. R & R APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-31-11. OPS TEST, LEAK CHECK GOOD, FAULT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-1B.