Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
January 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AM
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
29363
Aircraft time
6,344 hours, 3,357 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P6565
Condition
Failed
Part time
6,344 hours, 3,357 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING ENGINES STARTING, LOW PNEUMATIC INDICATION PRESSURE IN THE APU. THE ENGINES WERE STARTED WITH EXTERNAL PNEUMATIC PLANT IAW MM 49-50-00 AND THE FAULT CODE 495 031 00 WAS SHOWN. AT MEX, THE FIM PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IAW FIM 49-55 TASK 807, TESTED CORRECT.