Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 26, 2023
Submitted
February 9, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
38,588 hours, 11,277 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P11340
Condition
Surges
Location
Apu
Part time
7,637 hours, 13,227 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PUSHBACK AND STARTED ENGINE #2 NORMALLY. TAXIED OUT ON ENGINE #2 ONLY IN SINGLE ENGINE BLEED CONFIGURATION. FLIGHT DECK WAS CONTACTED BY AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW INDICATING LOUD THUMPING SOUND IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA NEAR DOOR R2. SOUND CONTINUED WHEN STOPPED. SHUT DOWN APU AND SOUND DISCONTINUED. RETURNED TO GATE. GROUNDED - YES. APU CHANGE REQUIRED PER B737-800 FIM 49-55 TASK 806. APU REPLACEMENT PER T/C 78349010.