Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 23, 2019
Submitted
November 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
22,947 hours, 7,447 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762231
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU HAS HISTORY OF AUTO SHUT DOWN. GROUNDED - YES. MULTIPLE MAINT MESSAGES SPEED SENSOR 1 SHOWS CIRCUIT FAILURE / SPEED SENSOR 1 SHOWS OPEN CIRCUIT. REF FIM 49-30 TASK 802. NO FOD NOTICED IN INLET OR PLENUM. PERFORMED WIRE HARNESS INSP NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECK OF P12 / SPEED SENSOR TO APU FIRE WALL CONNECTOR CONTINUITY CHECKS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPEED SENSOR REF B737-900 AMM TASK 49-61-21. OPS CHECK GOOD, LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.