Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 20, 2023
Submitted
October 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
57,381 hours, 17,002 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu Inlet Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAIL TO START 3X. GROUNDED - YES. INLET DOOR SHUTDOWN F/C 49-15004 APU DEFERRED PER MEL 49-1B. FOLLOWING B737-800 FIM 49-10 TASK 806 WITH APU SWITCH SET TO "ON" POSITION, DOOR DOES NOT MOVE. APU INLET DOOR REMOVED & REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN PUSHRODS. APU OP CHECKED GOOD.