Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 10, 2016
Submitted
July 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
10,808 hours, 3,532 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
38884492
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING APU BITE 49-60 TASK 801 CURRENT STATUS MESSAGE SHOWS. 49-71147 EGT 1 THERMOCOUPLE SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU WIRING HARNESS IAW AMM 49-11-01-400-802, AND NR 1 EGT THERMOCOUPLE IAW AMM 49-71-21. APU OPERATIONAL TEST AND BITE TEST GOOD, WITH NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED.