Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 24, 2018
Submitted
February 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
19,810 hours, 6,467 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 WITH A HIGH OF 608 DEGREES BEEN RECORD APU HAS PREVIOUS HISTORY OF HIGH CT5ATP. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PROCEDURE PER B737-900 FIM 49-60 TASK 801. NO RECENT FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 10 APU FUEL NOZZLES REF B737-900 AMM 49-31-14. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH APU EGT THERMOCOUPLES REF AMM 49-71-21/401. COMPLETED FUEL NOZZLE INSTALLATION TEST REF AMM 49-31-14 AND APU EGT THERMOCOUPLES INSTALLATION TEST REF AMM 49-71-21. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.