Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · 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
Pressure Switch
Part number
3043002
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT, APU SHUTS DOWN AFTER 10 SECONDS. FAULT 49-94299 "STARTER-GENERATOR OIL FILTER BYPASS SHOWS CLOGGED. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL. REMOVED STARTER-GENERATOR FILTER HOUSING REF AMM 49-91-12-00-803. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL FILTER INDICATOR SWITCH REF AMM 49-91-13-000-803 AND 49-91-13-400-803. INSTALLED FILTER HOUSING WITH NEW FILTER INSTALLED REF AMM 49-91-12-400-803. RAN APU FOR 26 MINUTES. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. SHUT DOWN APU. NO OIL NEEDED. CDU SHOWED NO FAULTS ON CURRENT STATUS PAGE.