What was found
DURING APU START, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R IGNITER PLUG, REF AMM 49-41-51/401, NO FIX. R & R IGNITION UNIT, REF AMM 49-41-31/401. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- June 14, 2016
- Submitted
- June 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 41188
- Aircraft time
- 16,173 hours, 4,709 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Ignition Unit
- Part number
- 38880587
- Part serial
- 016971100095
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 1,400 hours, 2,905 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.