Service difficulty report · Bypass Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 20, 2019
Submitted
May 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
15,470 hours, 5,066 cycles
Part
Bypass Switch
Part number
7590361101
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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 FAULT LIGHT ILLUM. GROUNDED - YES. AIRCRAFT CHECKED AND RELEASED REF MEL 49-1B APU INOP DUE TO FAULT MSG STARTER GENERATOR OIL FILTER SHOWS CLOGGED. PERFORMED FIM 49-90 TASK 809 (STARTER GENERATOR OIL FILTER SHOWS CLOGGED). MAGNETIC PLUG INSPECTION GOOD, NO DEBRIS NOTED, PER AMM TASK 49-91-81-200-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILTER ELEMENTS, NO CONTAMINATION NOTED PER AMM TASK 49-91-12-400-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILTER BYPASS SWITCH PER AMM TASK 49-91-13-000-803. STARTED APU LEAK CHECKED FILTERS AND SWITCH NO LEAKS NOTED, PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURE, NO FAULTS FOUND PER FIM 49-60 TASK 801. MEL 49-1B REMOVED/CLEARED.