Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 17, 2018
Submitted
October 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
25,283 hours, 7,370 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762252
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

AT THE GATE WITH APU POWERING BUSES, THE APU ELECTRICAL DISCONNECTED FROM BOTH BUSES. AFTER 10 SECONDS THE APU BLUE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WE POWERED BOTH BUSES WITH THE APU. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED APU INLET PRESSURE SENSOR REF AMM 49-52-31, REPLACED APU INLET TEMPERATURE SENSOR REF AMM 49-61-31. RAN APU 3 START/SHUTDOWN- NO REPEAT ON FAULT. OPS NORMAL.