Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 6, 2018
Submitted
June 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
37,998 hours, 11,426 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
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 FAULT LIGHT WHEN START ATTEMPTED DURING TAXI IN. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEEDING ATTEMPTED ANOTHER START WHEN THE FAULT LIGHT WHEN OUT APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, OBSERVED NO EGT RISE PRIOR TO FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PER B737-800 FIM 49-60 TASK 801 FOUND FAULT 49-41012. ACCOMPLISHED NO APU ROTATION SHUTDOWN PER FIM 49-40 TASK 803, INSPECTED AND SECURED ELEC CONNECTORS TO STARTER GEN, INSPECTED MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG IAW AMM 49-91-81 NO CONTAMINANTS NOTED. CONFIRMED APU ROTATION BY HAND IAW AMM 49-71-00 NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTED APU NORMALY, ACCOMPLISHED APU BIT NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED. APU GROUND CHECKED GOOD.