Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 31, 2014
Submitted
April 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
1,776 hours, 573 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
6,639 hours, 7,604 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 WOULD NOT START WITH FAULT LIGHT ON GROUND. WAITED FIVE MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN, SAME RESULT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-40, TASK 805. AC & APU WIRING IS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHANGED APU IGNITION UNIT AS PRECAUTION IAW MM 49-41-31-400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD.