Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 3, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
32,078 hours, 9,889 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152464265
Part serial
115246401506
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Part time
32,124 hours, 9,903 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

APU FAULT LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE APU STARTER GENERATOR UNIT REF AMM 49-41-21. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT ITEM PART VERIFIED. NO FIX, PROBLEM REMAINS. APU STARTER GENERATOR STILL REQUIRES AN OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK. PLEASE PERFORM AMM TASK 49-41-21-710-001 FOR START/ GENERATOR INSTALL TEST AND LEAK CHECK. TROUBLESHOT FURTHER REF FIM 49-40-806, SUSPECT FAULTY APU START CONVERTER UNIT, REPLACED STARTER CONVERTER UNIT. FOR CONVERTER UNIT PN 1152466-250, SN 1152466-00767, REF AMM 49-41-61. NO FIX. REINSTALLED STARTER CONVERTER UNIT, SN 1152466-01564. REPLACED APU START POWER UNIT REF MM 49-41-71. APU WILL NOT START. APU BITE SHOWS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49-41244, "GENERATOR DIODE FAIL SHUTDOWN". ACCOMPLISHED RESET FOR FAULT 49-41244 IAW FIM 49-40, TASK 806, PARA A5 AND PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION IAW PARA F. ACCOMPLISHED TEN START/SHUTDOWN CYCLES WITH NO FAULTS. IAW FIM PARA F 2, D, 8, FAULT 49-41244 IS NOT ACTIVE. PERFORMED STARTER-GENERATOR INSTALLATION TEST IAW MM 49-41-21-400-801. OPS NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED START POWER UNIT INSTALLATION TEST IAW MM 49-41-71-400-801. OPS NORMAL. PERFORMED APU OPS TEST IAW MM 49-11-00-710-801, ALL TESTS PASSED.