Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 737500*

Difficulty date
December 6, 2015
Submitted
December 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732KA
Make and model
Boeing 737500*
Aircraft serial
25065
Aircraft time
45,118 hours, 38,877 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
360800012
Part serial
21608
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
380428101
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 WOULD HANG AT 250-300 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS DURING START AND THEN ACCELERATE. APU WAS MAKING CHUGGING EXHAUST NOISES WHEN RUNNING. SB GTCP85-49-7484 INCORPORATES A NEW FUEL CONTROL, PN 3617750-1 AND ATOMIZER/LINER ASSEMBLY TO IMPROVE START TIMES. REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL AND ATOMIZER/LINER ASSEMBLY IAW THE SB AND AMM. APU STARTS MUCH QUICKER NOW AND NO LONGER MAKES CHUGGING NOISES WHEN OPERATING.

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