Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 17, 2015
Submitted
March 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
25,248 hours, 7,732 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
086971100163
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,958 hours, 10,497 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 FAILED TO START. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE APU IGNITION UNIT REF AMM 49-41-31. OPS CHECK NORMAL.