Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 25, 2023
Submitted
April 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
54,683 hours, 16,253 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762252
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START ATTEMPT AT FL380. SUCCESSFUL CSS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AT FL320. GROUNDED - YES. REF B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 801, REPLACED APU AIR INLET TEMP SENSOR (AMM 49-61-31)) AND AIR INLET PRESSURE SENSOR (AMM 49-52-31) STARTED APU AND SHUTDOWN NORMALLY. APU BITE SHOWS NO CURRENT FAULTS.