Service difficulty report · Exciter · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 16, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1606
Aircraft time
16,852 hours, 2,678 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
33494190002
Part serial
90038
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 SYSTEM - BRAKE RIDER REPORTS APU WON’T START. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUGS. NO HELP PER AMM 49-41-41. TROUBLESHOT PER TSM 49-41-00-810-804-A 'APU AUTO SHUT DOWN NO FLAME IGNITION EXCITER FAULT'. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU EXCITER BOX PER AMM 49-41-38. APU OPS CHECK NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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