1,927 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) (ATA 49) service difficulty reports for the Boeing 737 (all variants)0.7% of all reported difficulties.

Most reported components

  • APU 307
  • UNKNOWN 182
  • SENSOR 116
  • WARNING LIGHT 106
  • EXCITER 79
  • FILTER 63
  • OIL SYSTEM 56
  • CONVERTER 55
  • WARNING SYSTEM 48
  • ECU 47
  • STARTER GEN 47
  • FUEL CONTROL 43
  • FILTER ELEMENT 40
  • OIL COOLER 39
  • MODULE 37

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

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