# SDR FDEA202301200157

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 20, 2023
- Submitted: January 31, 2023
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N113FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113FE), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 767-300
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 42711
- Aircraft time: 11,649 hours, 5,890 cycles
- System (JASC): [4940 · APU Start/Ignition System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4940)
- Part: Exciter
- Part number: 38880587
- Part serial: 140866
- Condition: Failed
- Location: N/A
- Stage of operation: UK
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202301200157

## Discrepancy

PDIS  113     49-99  8422     20JAN23  CDG  FACT  U  APU START ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL.  FL350, -59 DEGREES  CELSIUS, AND THREE ATTEMPTS MADE.      NEED TO INITIATE ETOPS VERIFICATION FLIGHT FOR APU IN-FLIGHT START PER GMM 15-9-0 (REF ITEM 49-99/8422) REFER TO ITEM 49-                                                   C/7348520      MDIS  113     49-40  8429     23JAN23 14:22 CDG  FACT            FACT 25JAN23 02:08   CDG  AMM: 49-41-03-4                                                                   REMOVED AND INSTALLED APU IGNITION UNIT. PERFORMED                                BITE TEST AND APU START. TEST AND START OK. MEL                                   CLOSED AND STICKER REMOVED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR                                       SERVICE.  PDIS  113     49-99  8445     29JAN23 03:43 IST  FACT                                          INFO APU INFLIGHT START SUCCESSFUL. 1 ATTEMPT FL390 SAT-50                                                                      SUCCESSFULLY RAN FOR 10 MINUTES.

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