Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
January 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
18,626 hours, 6,132 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
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

APU CT5ATP EGT TREND DATA SHOWS EGT HAS SHIFTED ABOVE THE MAINTENANCE THRESHOLD OF 593 BUT LESS THAN 605 DEGREES. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FUEL NOZZLES AND SHROUDS. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-31-14. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU EGT THERMOCOUPLES. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-71-21.