Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 21, 2015
Submitted
December 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
29,868 hours, 9,206 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
141051
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
119 hours, 246 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 WILL NOT START. FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. APU BITE TEST SHOWS FAULT CODE 49-41180, IGNITION CIRCUIT SHOWS HIGH CURRENT. REPLACED THE APU IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31 AND FIM 49-40, TASK 804. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH 4 SUCCESSFUL STARTS.