Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 25, 2019
Submitted
September 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
17,948 hours, 5,760 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762231
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

ATTEMPTED CSS APU START AT FL 340, APU STARTED AND APU GEN OFF BUS LT ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER APU OVSPD LT ILLUMINATED AND APU SHUTDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OVERSPEED SENSOR REF B737-900 AMM 49-61-21. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED. NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED.