Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 5, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
39,469 hours, 11,691 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
160312
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
917 hours, 1,863 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON TAXI IN APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE. APU SWITCH OFF, NO RESTART ATTEMPTED. GROUNDED - YES. FAULT MESSAGE 49-41011 (NO FLAME SHUTDOWN). PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-40-00 TASK 802. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITION EXCITER UNIT WITH NEW PER AMM 49-41-31. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS ON RESTART.