Service difficulty report · Ecu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 12, 2020
Submitted
April 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
25,616 hours, 8,231 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
707208601
Part serial
6505150200590
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
25,616 hours, 8,231 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU CT5ATP EGT HAS SHIFTED ABOVE THE 593 DEGREE THRESHOLD BUT REMAINS BELOW THE 605 THRESHOLD. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 49-40 TASK 825. FOUND ECU INTERNAL FAILURE MAINT MSG 49-61153 ON MAINTENANCE HISTORY. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS DOOR NOT OPEN FAULT WITH MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49-15003. DURING APU START UP ECU INTERNAL FAILURE IS LOGGED WITH CT5ATP TEMP FLUCTUATING 3 DEGREES C. REPLACED APU ECU REF B737-900 AMM 49-61-12-000-801. VERIFIED SOFTWARE 4918YUSA53-00 INSTALLED REF B737-900 IPC 49-61-12-01 FIG. 10. OPS CHECK NORMAL.