Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 12, 2018
Submitted
June 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
18,599 hours, 6,141 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880585
Part serial
030218039896
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
4,366 hours, 8,778 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

REPORT OF APU FAULT 49-41011, NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION UNIT AND IGNITOR PLUG IAW AMM 49-41-31, AND 49-41-51. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION UNIT AND IGNITOR, APU SHOWED FAULT LIGHT ON START. APU BITE CHECKED IAW FIM 49-61, TASK 801 SHOWED CURRENT STATUS FAULT 49-31160 "FCU RESOLVER CIRCUIT SHOWS OPEN" AND SAME FAULT HAD BEEN LOGGED IN MAINTENANCE HISTORY FAULT MEMORY FOR EACH OF THE LAST 18 STARTS. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-32 TASK 802 FOR FAULT 49-31160 - ACCOMPLISHED RESISTANCE TESTS AT APU FCU CONNECTOR P22 PINS 2 AND 3 AND AT APU FIREWALL CONNECTOR D10436 PINS 12 AND 26 - RESISTANCE IN BOTH CASES WAS 72 OHMS - WITHIN FIM LIMITS. CLEANED AND REINSTALLED CONNECTORS AND OPERATED APU - NO FAULTS SHOWED IN CURRENT STATUS.