Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 5, 2017
Submitted
December 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
8,141 hours, 2,756 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762231
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Overspeed
Stage of operation
NR
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

OVERSPEED ILLUMINATED DURING APU START ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED APU BITE REF B737-900 FIM 49-60 TASK 801, FAULT HISTORY SHOWS APU OVERSPEED MSG 49-31014 AND MAINT MSG 49-61262 ON CORRESPONDING PREVIOUS STARTS 0,24,136. PERFORMED FIM 49-60 TASK 817, NO DEFECTS FOUND ON APU HARNESS, NO METAL FOUND ON MAG CHIP PLUG, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU SPEED SENSOR REF B737-900 AMM 49-61-21, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD, PERFORMED APU BITE REF FIM 49-60 TASK 801, NO CURRENT FAULTS ON 3 STARTS MADE AFTER SPEED SENSOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, THIS CLEARS MEL 49-1B.