Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
January 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft time
2,109 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419214
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
16,447 hours
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

(CAN) WHILE ENROUTE, IN THE ETOPS ZONE, THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OVER SPEED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE APU PERFORMED A PROTECTIVE AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART AND CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE APU ON THE GROUND NORMALLY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INTERMITTENT FAULT ALTHOUGH AS A PRECAUTION THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS REPORTED. NOTE THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT HOURS AND CYCLES RECORDED ABOVE ARE RECORDED AS APU AND NOT ACFT HOURS AND CYCLES.