Service difficulty report · Eec · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 1, 2023
Submitted
October 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
55,242 hours, 16,380 cycles
Part
Eec
Part number
2118966222
Part serial
118G0390
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
50,600 hours, 15,776 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU REPORTS SHOW A RAPID RISE IN CT5ATP TEMP AND HAS SURPASSED THE 605 DEGREE THRESHOLD. (#PRI1/ETOPS) CONTACT ETOPS MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND REPORT THAT THIS TASK HAS AFFECTED APU IN-FLIGHT START CAPABILITY, MEL 49-99A IS REQUIRED BEFORE FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FIM 49-40 TASK 825 STEP D7 & D8, INSPECTED P1 WIRE HARNESS WITH NO DEFECT & EGT TERMINALS ARE SECURED, AND BOTH EGT THERMAL COUPLE 1 & 2 RESISTANCE TEST GOOD WITHIN LIMITS, DUE TO HISTORY SHOWS MAINT MSG 49-61157 "ECU INTERNAL FAILURE", REPLACED NEW ECU AND PERFORMED INSTALLATION TEST GOOD AMM 49-61-12/401. PERFORMED APU BITE PER FIM 49-70 TASK 801. NO FAULTS FOUND. PER TECH SVC IT NO FAULTS FOUND CLEAR TSR. THIS CLOSES TSR.