Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 29, 2022
Submitted
June 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
50,636 hours, 15,090 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Sluggish
Location
Unknown
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 NO START FAULT LIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. APU FIRST START ATTEMPT SUCCESS, SECOND ATTEMPT FAILED. STARTED FEW MORE TIMES WITH NO FAILURES. NOTED WHENEVER WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL START, APU TOOK A LONGER TO ENGAGE SGU BUT <20 SECS. REF CMM 49-26-93 REMOVED TRANSDUCER MOTIONAL/SPEED PICKUP SENSOR, INLET PRESSURE, PRESURE, TOTAL, DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORS, CLEANED SENSOR PORTS AND PERFORMED BACK FLOW BLOW OUT OF PORTS TO ENSURE NO BLOCKAGE OR DEBRIS. CLEANED, INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED SENSORS. SEEMS TO HAVE MUCH IMPROVEMENT WITH TIME IT TAKES TO ENGAGE, AND DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER FAILURES. CURRENTLY AT 7 STARTS WITH NO FAILURES. VERIFIED PROPER GROUND RESISTANCE, MONITORED APU INPUT PARAMETERS AND ALL ARE NORMAL AFTER CLEANING AND BLOWOUT. WITH NO CURRENT FAILURES.