Service difficulty report · Not Reported · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 26, 2018
Submitted
November 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
10,363 hours, 3,477 cycles
Part
Not Reported
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Generator Sys
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

ON GROUND STARTED APU NORMAL INDICATIONS BUT NO BLUE LIGHT APU GEN OFF BUS AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT LOAD. ONCE ENGINES SHUT DOWN, IT ACCEPTED LOAD WITH BLUE LT ON. THEN EXTINGUISHED, OPS NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. APU GENERATOR SYSTEM IS INOP. GCU SHOWS NO FAULTS DURING BITE TEST REF FIM 24-21 TASK 801. ACCOMP APU START WITH EXTERNAL PWR & SWITCH CHECK, CHECK PASS REF AMM 24-21-00-860-011.