Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
6,551 hours, 2,159 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 START TURNED SWITCH OFF. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CDU INTERROGATION AND REPORTED FAULT CODE 49-41012. ATTEMPTED APU START SUCCESSFUL WITH NO FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED OR FAULT CODE REPORTED. THIS AFFECTS APU START CAPABILILITY FOR ETOPS FLIGHTS, PERFORMED 3 SUCCESSFUL APU STARTS AND PERFORMED CDU INTERROGATION BITE CHECK ON THE APU, REF FIM 49-40, TASK 803. NO FAULT LIGHTS, LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OR CURRENT FAULTS BEING LOGGED.