Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 9, 2018
Submitted
February 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
7,070 hours, 2,386 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
38762871
Part serial
AGE15914
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Data
Part time
1,868 hours, 3,702 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING AN OPS CHECK, HEARD SURGING SOUND COMING FROM THE APU EVERY 30 SECONDS. ACCOMPANIED WITH FAULT CODE 49-72105. ACFT GROUNDED. SURGING OCCURRED ONLY WITH BLEED AIR ON AND PACKS ON. DURING SURGE DELTA PRESSURE RAISED FROM 6.7 TO 19 AND TOTAL PRESURE DROPPED FROM 61 TO 37. NO HEAT DAMAGE OR DELAMINATION IN TAILCONE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE APU DATA MEMORY MODULE IAW AMM 49-72-11. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.