Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 25, 2020
Submitted
March 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
28,726 hours, 9,301 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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 FAILED START AT FL 370, 370, 380 WITH FAULT LIGHT. FAULT EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRST ATTEMPT AND SWITCHED OFF. FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER 5 MINUTES AFTER 2ND AND 3RD ATTEMPTS. EGT REACHED 950 EACH ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.