Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36578
Aircraft time
34,480 hours, 10,194 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU FAILED TO START AFTER LANDING W/ "APU FAULT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49-41012 NO APU ROTATION SHUTDOWN SHOWS ON LAST TWO START ATTEMPTS WITH NO CURRENT FAILURES. FOUND FAULTS TO BE INTERMITTENT REF FIM 49-40 TASK 803 AND FIM 49-60 TASK 801. MAINTENANCE HISTORY SHOWS MAINT MSG 49-72101 DATA MEMORY MODULE POWER SHOWS HIGH CURRENT ON LAST TWO START ATTEMPTS. FOUND FAULTS TO BE INTERMITTENT REF FIM 49-70 TASK 805. PERFORMED START UP AND SHUTDOWN OF APU 3 CONSECUTIVE TIMES NO DEFECTS NOTED, NO FAULTS SHOWN.