Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
15,857 hours, 5,052 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TRIED TO START APU AFTER LOSS OF GROUND POWER. APU DIDN'T START AND HAD FAULT LIGHT. NO DAMAGE NOTED AT APU EXHAUST AREA. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE TEST REF FIM TASK 49 60 00 801 801 NO FAULT NOTED OPERATED APU SEVERAL TIMES WITH LOAD OPS NORMAL.