Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 27, 2019
Submitted
July 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
48,612 hours, 14,592 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7621
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
16,600 hours, 21,473 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU REPORTS SHOW A RAPID SPIKE IN CT5ATP TEMP. CT5ATP TEMP IS AT OR ABOVE THE THRESHOLD 605 DEGREES. INSTALLATION TASKS MAY AFFECT APU ON DEMAND IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY. UPON COMPLETION CONTACT MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND REPORT THAT THIS TASK HAS AFFECTED APU IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. REF AMM 49-11-00 ACCOMPLISHED APU INSTALLATION TEST, OPS TEST AND BITE TEST. APU EXISTING FAULT FOUND.