Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 6, 2018
Submitted
October 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
40,841 hours, 12,371 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762231
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APU CSS AT FL380. GROUNDED - YES. CHECKED MAG PLUG PER FIM 49-60 TASK 817 STEP 4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED SPEED SENSOR PER FIM 49-60 TASK 817 STEP 8 AND AMM 49-61-21. OPS CK GOOD, LK CK GOOD. NO FAULTS FOUND. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION C/W. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-1B.