Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 21, 2016
Submitted
February 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
31,258 hours, 9,464 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
120334
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
1,238 hours, 2,598 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON GROUND TRIED TO START APU, WOULD NOT START W/ FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER 5 MINUTES FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R APU IGNITION UNIT REF AMM 49-41-31, R & R APU IGNITION LEAD REF AMM 49-41-52. OPS CHECK NORMAL, APU STARTS NO CURRENT FAULTS LOGGED.