Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 2, 2021
Submitted
June 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
46,004 hours, 13,621 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
R6200M313
Part serial
010408
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Apu Inlet Door
Part time
23,472 hours, 6,746 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU WILL NOT START, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. APU BITE TEST SHOWS MSG 49-15004, INLET DOOR SHUT DOWN IAW B737-800 FIM 49-10 TASK 806, REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR INLET DOOR ACTUATOR IAW B737-800 AMM 49-15-31. ACCOMPLISHED AIR INLET DOOR TEST REF AMM 49-15-00-700-801 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT FAULT WITH A LONG HISTORY. OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES LEFT ARE APU FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE ( P/N AV16E1209D) AND A WIRING PROBLEM. APU START OPS CHECK NORMAL 4 TIMES.