Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 19, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
10,871 hours, 3,583 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246601986
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
10,860 hours, 3,581 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING THE EEP CHECK THE APU GEN VOLTS & FREQS SHOWING 0 FREQS AND 2 VOLTS. DIVERSION TIME 121 MINUTES. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED APU AND GCU BITE. NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU START CONVERTER PER AMM 49 41 61. OPS NORMAL. APU GEN BUS OFF BLUE LIGHT IS ON AND P5 13 ELEC METERS PANEL SHOWS PROPER VOLTAGE AND FREQS WHEN APU IS READY TO SUPPLY POWER.