Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 3, 2019
Submitted
October 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
49,008 hours, 14,636 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880587
Part serial
1016250400289
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Apu
Part time
9,497 hours, 16,970 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU "FAULT" LIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START APU AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND "NO FLAME SHUTDOWN" FAULT. ACCOMPLISHED B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 802. ACCOMPLISHED 2 SUCCESSFUL STARTS, NO FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU EXCITER ASSY AND IGNITER PLUG, PER B737-800 AMM 49-41-31 AND AMM 49-41-51. OPS TEST NORMAL.