What was found
APU FAULT ON START DURING TAXI IN. APU BITE INDICATES FAULTY IGNITION UNIT. NO TIME TO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT. REPLACED IGNITER, CABLE AND BOX PER MM'S, OPS OKAY.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2010
- Submitted
- August 2, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N543UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25698
- Aircraft time
- 71,845 hours, 20,848 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 106170756
- Part serial
- 138
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Apu
- 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.