Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 4, 2016
Submitted
July 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
28,683 hours, 8,563 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Failed
Location
Pressure Switch
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

DURING 1ST CSS START ATTEMPT, A FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL370. QRH ACCOMPLISHED, TURNED APU OFF, FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. SUCCESSFUL SECOND START ATTEMPT. ACFT GROUNDED. APU BITE MAINTENANCE HISTORY SHOWS MAINT MSG 49-94226, LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT, SEVERAL PAST OCCURRENCES. R & R THE APU OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AFTER INSPECTION OF THE CONNECTOR, REF AMM 49-94-22-00-801 AND 49-94-22-400-801 AND FIM TASK 49-90 TASK 805. APU BITE FAULT HISTORY SHOWS MAINT MSG 49-41010, NO ACCELERATION SHUTDOWN, OCCURRED 1 TIME. CHECKED CURRENT STATUS , FAULT IS NOT ACTIVE. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FAULT REOCCURRENCE. APU STARTS NORMALLY, REF FIM TASK 49-40, TASK 801.