Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 16, 2017
Submitted
November 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
18,696 hours, 6,089 cycles
Part
Exciter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING APU WOULD NOT START, FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED & REPLACED APU EXCITER, IGNITION UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-31. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.