What was found
APU HARD TO START. BITE BOX FAULTS NO LIGHT LRU IGNITER LOST. REPLACED IGNITER, LEAD AND EXCITER. ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL START WITH NO FAULTS DISPLAYED.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2009
- Submitted
- October 7, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N596UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28749
- Aircraft time
- 46,205 hours, 12,857 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 38880585
- Part serial
- 138
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.