Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 14, 2019
Submitted
April 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
25,267 hours, 8,237 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
16008362
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
2,618 hours, 4,716 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A/C REPOSITION APU FAILED TO START. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 49-40 TASK 804 NS VERIFIED APU FAULT ON CDU. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IGNITION UNIT REF B737-900 AMM 49-41-31-000-801/400-801. ACCOMPLISHED BITE TEST AND NO FAULTS FOUND. APU STARTS AND OPERATES NORMAL.