Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 25, 2013
Submitted
October 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
11 hours, 8 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
131126
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Engine
Part time
11 hours, 8 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FIRST START & SECOND ATTEMPTS AFTER FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND 2 FAULT CODES ON THE APU BITE CHECK. FOUND IGN CIRCUIT OPEN 49-41181 AND FIRE HANDLE PULLED 49-11021. CYCLED FIRE HANDLE AND REPLACED THE APU IGNITER PLUG IAW AMM 49-41-51. NO HELP. REPLACED IGNITION UNIT REF TASK 49-41-31, PERFORMED SEVERAL STARTS NORMAL, OK THIS DATE.