Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 5, 2016
Submitted
July 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
35,920 hours, 10,644 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
120285
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Engine
Part time
2,006 hours, 4,195 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 ON DURING START. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-40 TASK 802 AS REQUIRED. FOUND APU EXCITER, CONNECTOR, AND LEAD BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXCITER IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER CONNECTOR IAW AMM 49-41-51. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITED CONNECTOR LEAD IAW AMM 49-41-52. RAN APU, OPS CHECKED GOOD.