Service difficulty report · Tube · 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
Tube
Part number
346A21031
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Fuel
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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START ON TAXI-IN. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 49-31-11-000-801. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON DEFECT TSR908420. REINSTALLED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT, REF B737-800 AMM 49-31-11-400-801. APU FCU LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW FIM 49-31 TASK 808. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE APU SUPPLY LINE AT THE FIREWALL INSIDE THE APU COMPARTMENT TO NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY TIGHT. TIGHTENED THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE IAW AMM 49-11-00-400-803 STEP 7L(6)(I).