Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 23, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
15,873 hours, 5,152 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P11085
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
4,920 hours, 9,134 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU TREND DATA SHOWS CT5ATP TEMP HAS A SUDDEN SHIFT ABOVE THE 593 DEGREE THRESHOLD. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU REF B737-900 AMM 49-11-00-803, T/C 78349010 . LEAK CHECK GOOD. OPS CHECK GOOD.