Service difficulty report · Eec · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 24, 2019
Submitted
December 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
46,058 hours, 13,809 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Eec
Part number
2118966222
Part serial
96F1851
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
195 hours, 85 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APU START UP WHILE TAXING INTO THE GATE. APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE DISCONTINUED THE APU START AND ATTEMPTED RESTART WHEN THE APU FAULT LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS WAS REPEATED THREE TIMES. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURE REF B737-800 FIM 49-60 TASK 801 MAINT MESS 49-61127 FOR ECU INTERNAL FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ECU REF B737-800 AMM CH 49-61-12-00-801 & AMM CH 49-61-12-400-801 APU OPS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. NO CURRENT FAULTS.