Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 30, 2022
Submitted
February 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
51,713 hours, 15,528 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC12001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
9,130 hours, 16,230 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FWD DRAIN PORT ON APU DRAIN MAST LEAKING OIL. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED WITNESS DRAIN TEE ON SURGE CONTROL VALVE, FUEL CONTROL UNIT, IGV ACTUATOR. RUN APU AND FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM FCU DRAIN TEE. ALL TROUBLESHOOTING PER B737-800 AMM TASK 49-16-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 49-31-11 OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.