Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 24, 2014
Submitted
March 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43293
Aircraft time
1,209 hours, 383 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
131260
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
327 hours, 615 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU WILL NOT START. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE APU EXCITER AND IGNITER PLUG IAW AMM 49-41-31 AND 49-41-51. OPS CHECK GOOD.