Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 30, 2018
Submitted
December 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
42,143 hours, 12,703 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
38762871
Part serial
AGE15914
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
2,362 hours, 4,458 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU CSS START FAILED 3 TIMES FL360, FL300, FL290 ON EVERY START THE "FAULT" LIGHT CAME AS EGT PASSED 1000 DEGREES OAT AT 290 -52C DEGREES. GROUNDED - YES. APU BITE PER FIM 49-61 TASK 801 SHOWS CURRENT FAULT 49-72104 "DATA MEMORY MODULE SHOWS CIRCUIT FAILURE" AND FAULT HISTORY SHOWS THREE CONSECUTIVE OCCURRENCES OF FAULT 49-31171 "FUEL CONTROL UNIT FLOW DISAGREES WITH COMMAND". REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-31-11. APU STARTING AND NO FUEL LEAKAGE FOUND. REMOVED FILTER FROM OLD FUEL CONTROL AND NO DEFECT FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED T/S FOR FAULT 49-72104 PER FIM 49-70 TASK 807 - ECU RESET NO HELP AND NO WIRING FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED, REPLACED, AND TESTED APU DATA MEMORY MODULE PER AMM 49-72-11-000-801 & 49-72-11-400-801 - OPS NORMAL. APU BITE PER FIM 49-61 TASK 801 SHOWS NO CURRENT FAULTS.