Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 19, 2022
Submitted
September 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
27,057 hours, 8,494 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU TREND DATA SHOWS CT5ATP TEMP HAS RISEN OVER THE 605 DEGREES THRESHOLD. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM TASK AFFECTS APU ON DEMAND IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED ABU BITE TEST, NO FAULTS FOUND REF B737-900 FIM 49-40 TASK 825 STEP C. EXAMINED THE APU AIR INLET AND COMPRESSOR INLET PLENUM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL NOZZLES REF B737-900 AMM 49-31-14. OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED APU POWERPLANT VISUAL INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED REF AMM 49-11-00. TECH SERVCIES NOTE: REVIEW OF CT5ATP DATA SHOWS THAT TEMPS HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL NOZZLES.