Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 10, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
13,203 hours, 4,291 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880585
Part serial
076971101863
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
3,657 hours, 4,373 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

NR 1 START ON APU NO LIGHT OFF WITH FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NR 2 START ON APU NO LIGHT OFF LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATED. REPLACED APU IGNITER BOX. PER MM 49 41 31 000 AND 49 41 31 400. OPS CHECK GOOD.