Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 20, 2023
Submitted
August 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
56,369 hours, 16,844 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
2118966222
Part serial
18G0069
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Cargo Compar
Part time
56,390 hours, 16,850 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 FAILED TO START AT FL370 ON 3 ATTEMPTS DUE TO FAULT LIGHT. NO EGT RISE DURING ATTEMPTS. APU STARTED NORMALLY AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REF AMM 49-61-12. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST REF AMM 49-61-00. NO FAULTS FOUND IN CURRENT STATUS AND FAULT HISTORY'S CURRENT STATUS>. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-1B. C/N 20069593 REMOVED. MEL 49-99A REMAINS UNTIL CSS IS PERFORMED BY FLIGHT CREW. SEAMC PETER NOTIFIED.