Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 21, 2014
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35204
Aircraft time
7,966 hours, 2,330 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246603432
Condition
Faulted
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
8,006 hours, 2,347 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING APU START, MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AFTER SHUTDOWN, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED BITE CHECK APU CDU, FOUND FAULT CODE 49-41244 LOGGED, START CONVERTER SHOWS FAILED GENERATOR DIODE-FAULT ISOLATION. PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-40-806. APU FAILED TO START. FOUND APU OIL FILTER INDICATOR EXTENDED. ACCOMPLISHED APU OIL FILTER INDICATOR INSPECTION AND SERVICING IAW MM TASK 49-91-13-200-801 AND 49-91-13-600-801. FOUND FAULT 49-41244. REPLACED APU START CONVERTER UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-61. PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-41244 TO CLEAR CURRENT STATUS FAULT PRIOR TO APU START. APU OPS AND LEACK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 49-11-00. PERFORMED 4 APU STARTS, APU NOW SHOWS NO FAULTS ON CDU IAW TASK 49-60 801. LEAK CHECK GOOD FOR APU STARTER/GENERATOR AND APU OIL FILTER IAW AMM 49-11-00.