Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 6, 2017
Submitted
February 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
38,104 hours, 11,670 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON APU SHUT DOWN, APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAITED 5 MINUTES AND FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. TRIED TO START APU TWICE AND BOTH TIMES APU FAILED TO START AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-60 TASK 801 & 49-60 TASK 812. REMOVED INLET TEMP SENSOR, FOUND MOISTURE, REINSTALLED TEMP SENSOR PER AMM 49-61-31. APU STARTS & OPERATES NORMAL AND NO CURRENT FAULTS.