Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 16, 2022
Submitted
October 17, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
26,381 hours, 8,291 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
38304161
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

APU TREND DATA SHOWS CT5ATP TEMP HAS SURPASSED THE 605 DEGREES THRESHOLD. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM TASK AFFECTS APU ON DEMAND IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY. UPON COMPLETION, CONTACT MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND REPORT THAT THIS TASK HAS AFFECTED APU IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY, MEL 49- 99A IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED APU FUEL NOZZLES LEAK & OPS NORMAL REF B737-900 AMM 49-31-14.