Service difficulty report · Ignition Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 1, 2019
Submitted
November 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
47,419 hours, 14,197 cycles
Part
Ignition Unit
Part number
38880587
Part serial
076971102292
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
6,498 hours, 11,950 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APU START CREW ON RAMP REPORTED LARGE VOLUME OF SMOKE, APU START ABORTED AND FAULT LIGHT OBSERVED ON. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED APU IGNITION UNIT REF B737-800 AMM 49-41-31. ALSO REPLACED IGNITOR PLUG REF AMM 49-41-51. OPS CK GOOD. INDICATIONS NORMAL.