Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 1, 2017
Submitted
March 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
31,167 hours, 9,491 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419214
Part serial
CUC12195
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
7,008 hours, 14,189 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CSS APU START FAILED DUE TO OVERTEMP TO 1000 DEGREES, RESULTING IN AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH FAULT LIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED THE APU FCU IAW AMM 49-31-11, LEAK CHECKED & GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL IAW APU BITE TEST TASK 49-61-00-700-801.