Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 4, 2016
Submitted
May 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
10,034 hours, 3,279 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
3043002
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
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

APU ON LINE, SUPPLYING POWER, APU DROPPED OFF LINE NO ELECTRICAL POWER, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. INTERROGATED FMC AND FOUND APU FAULT CODE 49-94299 STARTER GENERATOR OIL FILTER CLOGGED". ACFT CHECKED AND RELEASED IAW MEL 49-1B, APU INOPERATIVE, NO DEFECTS NOTED ON TAIL CONE. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-90, TASK 809, STEPS 1 THRU 4, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. R & R OIL FILTER REF AMM 49-91-12 NO CONTAMINATION FOUND IN USED FILTER. FOUND BAD FILTER BYPASS SWITCH, R & R FILTER BYPASS SWITCH REF AMM 49-91-13, CDU BITE CHECK LOGS NO CURRENT FAULTS. LEAK CHECK ON FILTER, DRAIN PLUG, AND BYPASS SWITCH GOOD. THIS CLEAR MEL 49-IB.