Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 13, 2011
Submitted
November 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
14,424 hours, 4,674 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
076971102964
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
4,260 hours, 5,484 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 WITH FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49 40 00 810 802. VERIFIED FAULT 49 41011 STILL ACTIVE. APU GOES THROUGH START SEQUENCE DOOR OPEN CRANKING AND FUEL FOG AT TAILPIPE BUT NO IGNITION SOUND NOTED. REPLACED APU EXCITER REF MM49 41 31. OPS NORMAL.