Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
August 5, 2009
Submitted
August 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
28140
Aircraft time
28,457 hours, 5,437 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
38880585
Part serial
010415
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
28,447 hours, 5,435 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS - DURING OVERNIGHT MX APU FAILED TO START. IN DICATED 20 PERCENT RPM BUT NO LIGHTOFF. T/S IAW FIM 49-61-05 FIG 107. REPLACED IGN PLUG IAW MM 49-41-02 NO HELP. REPLACED LEAD IAW MM49-41-01, NO HELP. REPLACED EXCITER IAW MM 49-41-03. OPS CK NORMAL.

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