Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 25, 2020
Submitted
October 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
44,534 hours, 13,221 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
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 IS AT OR ABOVE THE THRESHOLD 605 DEGREES. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM. TASK AFFECTS APU ON DEMAND IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY. UPON COMPLETION, CONTACT MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND REPORT THAT THIS TASK HAS AFFECTED APU IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY, MEL 49-99A IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. GROUNDED-YES. COMPLETED B737-800 FIM TASK 49-40 TASK 825 STEP D.(2)- FUEL NOZZLE REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT, REF B737-800 AMM 49-31-14. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED W/TECH SERVICES TO KEEP MONITORING APU EGT TREND DATA. TECH SERVICE REVIEW OF APU DATA SHOWS CT5TP TEMP HAS RECOVERED TO 595 DEGREES AFTER FUEL NOZZLE REPLACEMENT.