Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 14, 2021
Submitted
December 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
47,644 hours, 14,076 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 WILL NOT START. FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND APU INLET DOOR SWITCH CONNECTOR D1246 LOOSE. RESECURED CONNECTOR AND REVERSED MEL 49-6C MX PROCEDURES PER B737-800 AMM 49-00-00-440-805. 2 CBS PULLED AND RESET. ACCOMPLISHED APU INLET DOOR TEST PER AMM 49-15-00-700-801. ADJUSTED APU INLET DOOR PER AMM 49-15-00-800-801. REACCOMPLISHED APU INLET DOOR TEST. APU INLET DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WITHIN LIMITS TAKING APPROX 17 SEC. CYCLED INLET DOOR 3 TIMES AND OPERATED APU 3 TIMES PER AMM 49-11-00 NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ALL GROUND TESTS SUCCESSFUL.