Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 20, 2021
Submitted
July 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
49,708 hours, 15,003 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 TO START WITH ACCOMPANYING FAULT LIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. APU BITE SHOWS IGN UNIT HIGH CURRENT (MAINT MSG 49-41180) NO FLAME SHUTDOWN. TAIL INSP NORMAL. PERFORMED B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 804. INITIAL EVALUATION. IT WAS INTERMITTENT FAULT. OPS CHECK APU MULTIPLE TMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD. CANNOT DUPLICATE FAULT.