Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 30, 2013
Submitted
November 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
26,636 hours, 8,007 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
016971100057
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
4,013 hours, 4,953 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 CAME ON DURING START ON GROUND. QRH ACCOMPLISHED FIVE MINUTES, LIGHT OUT AND RE-START. OPS NORM. ACFT GROUNDED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORM APU BITE PROCEDURE REF. FIM TASK 49-60 TASK 801. FOUND FAULT CODE 49-41180 LOGGED. CLEARED FAULT. PERFORMED SUBSEQUENT APU START. FAULT REMAINED CLEARED. TSR ISSUED. REPLACED EXCITER, IGNITION LEAD AND PLUG PER AMM 49-41-31. OPS CHECK GOOD NO FAULT REGISTERED.