Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 19, 2015
Submitted
October 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
1,150 hours, 375 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 ILLUMINATED DURING APU START ATTEMPT WHILE TAXIING. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHEN APU START SWITCH TURNED OFF IAW QRH. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-40-821 STEP E, FOUND 1 INSTANCE OF 49-41254, 5 STARTS OLD. ACCOMPLISHED 3 APU STARTS, NO FAULTS. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.