What was found
APU WONT START. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU EXCITER, LEAD, AND IGNITER. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 49-41-31, 49-41-51, AND 49-41-52.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2017
- Submitted
- September 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35186
- Aircraft time
- 39,845 hours, 11,837 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 38880585
- Part serial
- 030218038547
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 9,582 hours, 15,846 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.