Service difficulty report · Ignition Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 10, 2016
Submitted
July 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
21,783 hours, 6,331 cycles
Part
Ignition Unit
Part number
38880587
Part serial
100581
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
6,228 hours, 9,534 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

APU START UNSUCCESSFUL ON TAXI IN. FAULT LIGHT OBSERVED. ACFT GROUNDED. TROUBLESHOOT IAW FIM 802, NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. FOUND INOPERATIVE IGNITION SYS, R & R IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31. R & R APU PLUG & LEAD IAW AMM 49-41-00. APU OPS CHECK NORMAL.