Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 18, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
30,612 hours, 8,946 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Part number
1151984261
Part serial
115246401816
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Start
Part time
30,624 hours, 8,951 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FIRST ATTEMPTED APU START AT FL 400. APU START FAILED ON FIRST ATTEMPT WITH FAULT LIGHT. QRH FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 5 MINUTES. DESCENDING TO FL 340 FOR 2ND ATTEMPT, APU START SUCCESSFUL AT FL 340. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R APU START POWER UNIT AND START CONVERTER UNIT IAW AMM REF'S 49-41-71-801/49-41-71-400-801 AND 49-41-61-000-801/49-41-61-400-801. OPS CK GOOD.