Service difficulty report · Ecu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 11, 2018
Submitted
November 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44107
Aircraft time
12,726 hours, 4,244 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
707208601
Part serial
6505150201516
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
12,726 hours, 4,244 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU SURGES WITH A PNEUMATIC LOAD APPLIED. NO SURGE WITH BLEED AIR SWITCH ON, BEGINS SURGING WITH LEFT OR RIGHT PACKS TURNED ON. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-55 TASK 808, STEPS A-E, F (1)-(2). NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ECU. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF AMM 49-61-12. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 2 APU OPS CHECK WITH PACKS ON & NO SURGING NOTED.