Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 25, 2022
Submitted
July 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35201
Aircraft time
41,937 hours, 12,110 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC10166
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Compartment
Part time
14,509 hours, 28,802 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 FAILED START AT 380, 380, 350. ALL START ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN A FAULT LIGHT. APU PEAKED AT EGT 1000 DEGREES C ON GAUGE. FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 5 MINS. ON THE GROUND APU START WAS SUCCESSFUL. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED APU FCU AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE APU FCU REF B737-800 AMM 49-31-11.