Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 6, 2021
Submitted
February 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
27,547 hours, 8,889 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280341
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu Inlet
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

1 MIN AFTER SHUTDOWN OF APU ON TAXI OUT; APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURES CURRENT STATUS PAGE SHOWED 1 FAULT ONLY MSG 49-61223 INLET TEMP SENSOR SHORT CIRCUIT REF B737-900 AMM 49-60 TASK 801. ACCOMPLISHED INLET TEMP SENSOR SHOWS SHORT CIRCUIT-FAULT ISOLATION. MEASURED RESISTANCE ON INLET TEMP SENSOR BOTH PIN A AND PIN B FAILED CK. REMOVED AND REPLACED INLET TEMP SENSOR REF AMM 49-61-31. CK'D WIRE HARNESS AT CONNECTOR D10912 MEASURE RESISTANCE ON PIN 13 AND PIN 14 CHECK GOOD REF B737-900 FIM TASK 49-60 TASK 812. PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURES SHOWED NO CURRENT FAULTS RAN APU AND SHUTDOWN NO FAULT LIGHT AND CURRENT STATUS SHOWED NO FAULTS REF FIM 49-60 TASK 801.