Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 3, 2015
Submitted
July 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
34,131 hours, 10,363 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880585
Part serial
060218070372
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
8,752 hours, 10,723 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 FAULT LIGHT ON START. LOW OIL PRESSURE. ACFT GROUNDED. APU BITE WAS PERFORMED REF FIM 49-60, TASK 801, 2 FAULT CODES FOUND 49-31175 & 49-41011, R & R IGNITER LEAD & IGNITER IAW MM 49-41-52-000-801/400-801 AND MM 49-41-57-000-801. R & R IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31. R & R APU FUEL CONTROL IAW AMM 49-31-11. APU STARTS NORMAL. APU BITE SHOWS NO FAULTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. LEAK CHECK GOOD ON FUEL CONTROL.