Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 27, 2017
Submitted
June 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
38,537 hours, 11,607 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Electrical Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GPU RAN OUT OF FUEL AND A/C LOST POWER AFTER STARTING APU. BLUE APU GEN OFF BUS ILLUMINATED BUT NO VOLTS OR FREQUENCY ON ELECTRICAL PANEL. NO OTHER APU ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. REF FIM TASK 24-21 TASK 820. APU GENERATOR CAME ON LINE WITH NO FAULTS. TRANSFERRED POWER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS. VOLTS AND FREQUENCIES WITHIN LIMITS. PROVIDED DIFFERENT LOADS TO APU GEN SYSTEM AND VERIFIED APU LOAD ON INPUT MONITORING PAGE. NO ISSUES NOTED. ALSO SHOOK WIRING AND TAPPED AROUND AT FIRE CONTROL HANDLE IN RT MAIN WHEEL WELL. APU GEN POWER CHECKS GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.