Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 26, 2017
Submitted
April 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
39,547 hours, 11,843 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

APU FAULT ILLUMINATED DURING CSS ATTEMPT AT FL380. QRH RAN, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY WHEN APU START SWITCH TO OFF. SUBSEQUENT START ATTEMPT AT FL 360 SUCCESSFUL. ACFT GROUNDED. APU SUPPLY LINE AT THE FIREWALL INSIDE THE APU COMPARTMENT NOT SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT. TIGHTENED THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE IAW AMM 49-11-00-400-803 STEP 7L(6)(I).