Service difficulty report · Ignition Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 14, 2017
Submitted
November 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
38,480 hours, 11,729 cycles
Part
Ignition Sys
Part number
38880587
Part serial
120287
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
3,725 hours, 7,826 cycles
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

STARTED THE APU, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH 7.2 AFTER FAULT LIGHT WENT OUT. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART APU, RECEIVED A FAULT LIGHT AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-40, TASK 802. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUG IAW AMM 49-41-51. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUG LEAD IAW AMM 49-41-52. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES, NO FAULTS NOTED.