Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 24, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
29,589 hours, 9,117 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
100055
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,201 hours, 8,096 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 TWO ATTEMPTS. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED IGNITION UNIT REF AMM 49-41-31-000-801 AS WELL AS IGNITER PLUG, REF AMM 49-41-51.