Service difficulty report · Ignition Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 15, 2017
Submitted
July 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
14,799 hours, 4,823 cycles
Part
Ignition Sys
Part number
38880587
Part serial
0916250400518
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
3,352 hours, 6,818 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU WILL NOT START. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED CDS REPORTS FCU RESOLVER CIRCUIT SHOWS OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FCU IAW AMM 49-31-11/401. FAULT CODE CLEAR. STILL APU WILL NOT START, NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. NO NOISE FROM THE IGNITER PLUG DURING APU START NOTED. COMPLIED WITH FIM 49-40, TASK 802. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUG, IGNITER LEAD, AND IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-51, 49-41-52, AND 49-41-31. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL IAW AMM 49-11-00. RAN APU 3 TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FAULTS FOUND.