Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 5, 2023
Submitted
April 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
54,945 hours, 16,386 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Part number
69551417
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu Bay
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 FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON START, AND START SEQUENCE WAS TERMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED BOTH BROKEN PUSHRODS AND REINSTALLED APU INLET DOOR REF B737-800 AMM 49-15-22-400-801 STEPS G.(2) THROUGH (3)(E)3). ACCOMPLISHED MM 49-15-22-400-801 STEPS G(3)(F) THROUGH (H). STARTED ADJUSTMENT OF THE APU AIR INLET DOOR. ACCOMPLISHED AMM 49-15-00-220-001 STEPS C.(1) THROUGH C.(1)(B)3). ALSO ACCOMPLISHED AMM 49-15-00-220-001 STEPS C.(2) THROUGH C.(7)(B)3). ACCOMPLISHED AMM 49-15-22-400-801 STEPS G(3)E(4), G(4) THROUGH I.(1). ACCOMPLISHED AMM 49-15-00-220-001 STEPS C(1)(4) THROUGH 7). STEPS C(8) THROUGH (10). RESET 2 C/B'S. OPS CHECK GOOD.