Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
40,719 hours, 12,254 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC22106
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
2,895 hours, 5,777 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU OVERSPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, APU SHUTDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK - DIVERSION TIME 33 MINUTES. PERFORMED APU BITE REF FIM 49-60 TASK 801 AND FOUND CODE 49-31014 APU OVERSPEED. PERFORMED FIM 49-30 TASK 802 ENGINE WIRE INSPECTION AND INLET INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FCU IAW AMM 49-31-11, OPS AND LEAK CHK NORMAL.