Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2018
Submitted
October 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
12,721 hours, 4,285 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
41320941
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU SHUTDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. COMPLETED FIM 49-90 TASK 809 THROUGH STEP F(2)(I), FOUND FILTER BYPASS VALVE LOOSE, CAME OUT WITH FILTER ELEMENT. INSTALLED BYPASS VALVE REF CMM 49-90-57 PAGE 733 ITEM (16). RAN APU, LEAK CK GOOD. NO CURRENT FAULTS. BOTH FILTER ELEMENTS SHOWED NO CONTAMINATION.