Service difficulty report · Ignition Unit · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
November 1, 2006
Submitted
November 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23990
Part
Ignition Unit
Part number
1038175014
Part serial
86266323
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
8,309 hours, 6,062 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

CHS FLT1758 DURING CRUISE, ENROUTE FROM PBI TO PHL, CREW RECEIVED AN OVERHEAT WARNING ON THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD. CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND DISCONNECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE APU AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES, THE APU WOULD NOT START. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT AT CHS. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOR THE APU, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IGNITION UNIT. ALSO, REPLACED THE APU IGNITION LEAD AND THE COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD PER MM 24-11-11. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 GENERATOR, OIL COO