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.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- 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.