Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 28, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
26,619 hours, 8,243 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Noisy
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
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

BOTH "B" AND "C" FA'S REPORTED UNUSAL BANG AFTER COMPLETION OF PUSHBACK BOTH FELT IT IN THEIR SEATS NEITHER THE "A OR "D" FOWARD GALLEY FELT ANYTHING. GROUNDED - YES. SUSPECT APU EXHAUST BACKFIRE DURING APU SHUTDOWN OBSERVED APU SHUTDOWN, COOL-DOWN AND RE-START OPS CK NORMAL PERFORMED GVI (WALKAROUND)OF AIRFRAME, ENGS AND WHEEL WELLS NO DEFECTS NOTED OK FOR SVC REF B737-900 AMM 49-11-00.