Service difficulty report · Ecu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 9, 2021
Submitted
September 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
46,972 hours, 13,890 cycles
Part
Ecu
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Apu
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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON START. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE CHECK, NO CURRENT FAULTS, FAULT HISTORY SHOWS FAULT CODE 49-15004. THIS FAULT CODE HAS HISTORY SINCE 04/14/2021. REFERENCING B737-800 FIM 49-10 TASK 806, VERIFIED APU INLET DOOR ACTUATOR AND APU FUEL ACTUATOR PROPERLY OPERATE. APU STARTS AND TAKES LOAD AT THIS TIME. HISTORY SHOWS INLET ACTUATOR AND INLET POSITION SWITCH REPLACED AND CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAST 5 MONTHS. ECU REPLACED 05/15/2021. SUSPECT APU FUEL SHUTOFF ACTUATOR OR WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. PER FIM 49-10 TASK 806, THIS IS INTERMITTENT FAULT.