Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 20, 2021
Submitted
April 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
25,362 hours, 8,199 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Air Inlet
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU WON'T START. GROUNDED - YES. R&R APU INLET TEMP SENSOR REF B737-900 AMM 49-61-31-000-801 AND 49-61-31-400-801. STARTED APU NO START NO HELP. ACCOMP APU BITE PROCEDURE FAULTS SHOWED NO FAILURES FAULT HISTORY SHOWED 5 PAGES FAULT MSG 49-15004 INLET DOOR SHUTDOWN REF B737-900 FIM 49-60 TASK 801. ACCOMP INLET DOOR SHUTDOWN-FAULT ISOLATION. PERFORMED OP CK OF AIR INLET DOOR ACTR. OP'S CK NORMAL. FOUND AIR INLET DOOR POSITION SWITCH S284 CANNON PLUG LOOSE. REMOVED AND INSP CANNON PLUG NO DEFECTS NOTED RESECURED CANNON PLUG. PERFORMED 3 NORMAL APU STARTS GROUND CK GOOD REF B737-900 FIM 49-10 TASK 806.