Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 15, 2017
Submitted
March 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
13,146 hours, 4,308 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P10059
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
3,295 hours, 6,745 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON PREFLIGHT WE FOUND APU SWITCH ON BUT APU NOT RUNNING. AFTER FIRST APU START, APU AUTO-SHUTDOWN AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH, WAITED FIVE MINUTES FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. STARTED APU SECOND TIME AND SAME RESULTS, AUTO SHUT-DOWN AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED APU, REF AMM 49-11-00-000-803 & AMM 49-11-00-400-803. OPS CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.