Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 12, 2022
Submitted
March 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
32,278 hours, 10,320 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1605501
Part serial
2909
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
8,749 hours, 14,224 cycles
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 SHUTDOWN DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE AND FOUND FAULT 49-91005 FAULT IS PRESENT IN TWO OPEN LEGS. ACCOMPLISHED MAG APU DRAIN PLUG INSPECTION, NO DISCREPANCIES IAW B737-900 AMM 49-91-81, VERIFIED APU OIL IS FULL. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 49-90 TASK 801. R&R APU OIL TEMP CNTL VALVE REF AMM TASK 49-91-21-000-801/400-801, OPS CK'D GOOD. ALSO, R&R APU OIL TEMP SENSOR REF AMM 49-94-21-000-801/400-801, OPS CK'D GOOD. APU OK FOR SERVICE.