Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 20, 2019
Submitted
April 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
27,891 hours, 8,040 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P9203
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Apu Compartment
Part time
7,648 hours, 13,421 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CSS FAILED. FAULT LIGHT AND 100 EGT DURING ATTEMPTED START AT FL360. MACH .79 TEMP -60 C. GROUNDED - YES. APU BITE REPORTED FC 49-31016. PERFORMED B737-800 FIM 49-30 TASK 803. FAULT CLEARED & DETERMINED TO BE INTERMITTENT FAULT THAT WAS CORRECTED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE APU STARTS WITH NO FURTHER ANOMOLIES PER FIM 49-30 TASK 803, MEL 49-99A REQUIRED. CHECKED & RELEASED IAW MEL 49-99A. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU ASSY PER ASA TASK CARD 78349010. OPS CHECK GOOD REF B737-800 AMM 49-11-00.