Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
November 12, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43356
Aircraft time
129 hours, 41 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Faulted
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 ON START. GROUNDED - YES. OBSERVING APU MDS DATA PAGE, APU ECU DOES NOT INITIALIZE WHEN EITHER APU SWITCH POSITIONED TO ON, OR WHEN MDS MAINT CTL APU SELECTED TO TEST. CYCLED APU ECU C/B, THEN NORMAL OPERATION RESTORED. ACCOMPLISHED APU OPERATIONAL TEST PER B737-9 AMM 49-11-00 WITH NO DEFECTS OBSERVED. NO MDS STATUS OR FAILURE MESSAGES PRESENT AT ANY TIME. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.

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