Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 26, 2020
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36362
Aircraft time
22,605 hours, 7,353 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC12054
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
9,522 hours, 18,701 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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON START ATTEMPT (ON GROUND TAXING IN PORTLAND) NO APU START. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT & LUBE UNIT REF B737-900 AMM 49-31-11 & 49-91-11. STARTED & RAN APU MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. GROUND VERIFIED APU OPS GOOD.