Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 7, 2016
Submitted
May 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
10,029 hours, 3,281 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
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 FAULT LIGHT DURING STAT. RAN QRH AND WAITED 4 MINUTES; LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. TRIED RESTART AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. INTERROGATED CDS FOR APU FAULTS, FOUND MESSAGE 49-41011 NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. FOLLOWED FIM 49-40-00-810-802. REPLACED APU EXCITER, IGNITOR, AND LEAD. REF AMM 49-41-31, 49-41-51, AND 49-41-52. OPS CHECK OF APU GOOD. STARTS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF MEL 49-1B.