Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 14, 2021
Submitted
August 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
53,735 hours, 15,887 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
106788A144E
Part serial
N18794
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Fuel Shtoff
Part time
23,827 hours, 6,764 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN APU SWITCH SELECTED OFF. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED FAULT 49-31001 STILL SHOWING AS CURRENT IN BITE CHECK. REMOVED & REPLACED APU FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ACTUATOR, VERIFIED P/N FOR ETOPS. BOND CHECK GOOD, OPS CHECKED GOOD X3, APU STARTS UP AND RUNS UNDER FULL LOAD. AFTER SHUTDOWN VERIFIED FAULT CLEARED FROM CURRENT STATUS. APU SHUTDOWN GOOD. REF B737-800 AMM 28-25-02 AND AIPC 28-25-51-07 ITEM 45. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-1B. SEAMC FELIX NOTIFIED. PLACARDS REMOVED, C/B RESET.