Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 12, 2016
Submitted
August 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
36,125 hours, 10,802 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Engine
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 WOULD NOT START. FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. FAULT HISTORY SHOWS MAINT. MESSAGE 49-41180 IGNITION UNIT SHOWS HIGH CURRENT. PERFORMED GVI ON APU WIRING HARNESS AND WIRING CHECKS BETWEEN P3 CONNECTOR AND P13 CONNECTOR. CHECKED GOOD IAW FIM 49-40 TASK 804. PERFORMED APU START. NO CURRENT FAULTS AND START GOOD IAW AMM 49-11-00.