Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 5, 2019
Submitted
April 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
12,676 hours, 4,115 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

APU FAILED TO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. CHECKED AND RELEASED PER MEL 4-1B. APU INOP FAILED TO START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. SHOWED TWO MAINT MSG 49-41254 AND 49-61145. COMPLIED WITH MAINT PROCEDURES. APU OPERATIONAL TEST REF B737-900 AMM 49-11-00, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED. CLEARS MEL 49-1B.