Service difficulty report · Alternator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 11, 2013
Submitted
July 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
18,537 hours, 5,774 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Alternator
Part number
870069
Part serial
HTL14238
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Part time
41,873 hours, 15,800 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING T/C 78273000 FOUND FAULT ON NR 2 ENGINE SHORT TIME 73-11272. THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE INPUT TO THE EEC IS OUT OF RANGE. FAULT FOR LAST 2 FLIGHTS. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED EEC ALTERNATOR AND ROTOR REF MM 73-21-08. INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATOR AND ROTOR REF MM 73-21-08. IDLE POWER LEAK CHECKED NORMAL REF MM 71-00-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. EEC BITE CK NORMAL REF MM 71-00-00 AND EEC BITE TEST NORMAL REF MM 73-21-00. NO FAULTS. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.