Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2021
Submitted
January 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35201
Aircraft time
37,628 hours, 10,878 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
3880587
Part serial
111263
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Part time
3,967 hours, 6,998 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

2 ATTEMPTS AT STARTING APU RESULTED IN THE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATING BOTH TIMES. GROUNDED-YES. FOUND APU TO HAVE NO IGNITION. REPLACED IGNITION UNIT, IAW B737-800 AMM TASK 49-41-31-000-801 AND 49-41-31-400-801. REPLACED IGNITER PLUG LEAD, IAW AMM TASK 49-41-52-000-801 AND 49-41-52-400-801. REPLACED IGNITER PLUG, IAW AMM TASK 49-41-51-000-801 AND 49-41-51-400-801. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, IAW AMM TASK 49-11-00-860-801.