Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2015
Submitted
January 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
27,594 hours, 8,442 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
086971100783
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,827 hours, 10,678 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

TRIED TO START APU FAULT LIGHT ON. FAULT CODE 49-41011. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED APU IGNITION UNIT IAW MM 49-41-31-000-801. INSTALLED NEW APU IGNITION UNIT IAW MM 49-41-31-400-801. APU OPS CHECKED OK. COMPLETED MM 49-41-31-400-801.