Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35682
Aircraft time
53,565 hours, 15,836 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7308
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Compartment
Part time
16,657 hours, 24,018 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

ATTEMPTED APU START, DURING START UP APU WENT TO AUTO SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITHIN TOLERANCE TO START. EACH ENDING IN AUTO SHUTDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK, FOUND FAULT CODE 49-41010. NO ACCELERATION SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED GVI ON EXHAUST SECTION OF APU. FOUND TURBINE BLADES TO ALL BE DAMAGED. APU REPLACED PER TASK CARD 78349010. LK AND OPS CK GOOD.