Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 23, 2015
Submitted
December 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
34,101 hours, 10,524 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
6,832 hours, 11,056 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 ILLUMINATED DURING START. ACCOMPLISHED QRH, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ATTEMPTED ANOTHER START, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR, IAW AMM 49-41-21. LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISH OPS CHECK, GOOD. PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURE REF AMM 49-61-00.