Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 19, 2022
Submitted
May 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
51,394 hours, 15,250 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
2EN19RB
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU START FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND APU FAULT FOR INLET DOOR SHUTDOWN 49-15004. OPS TESTED THE AIR INLET DOOR POSITION SWITCH. FOUND INOP. REMOVED POSITION SWITCH REF B737-800 AMM 49-15-41-000-801. AFTER REMOVAL, FOUND BOTH PUSHRODS ON THE APU AIR INLET DOOR SHEARED AND SEIZED ON THE PUSHROD BEARINGS. REPLACED APU INLET DOOR AND PUSHRODS PER AMM 49-15-22. REPLACED INLET DOOR POSITION SWITCH PER AMM 49-15-44. ADJUSTMENTS AND OPS CHECK GOOD.