Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 10, 2015
Submitted
June 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
8,322 hours, 2,685 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246603388
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Starter
Part time
12,479 hours, 3,645 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

ATTEMPTED SEVERAL APU STARTS, APU WOULD NOT FIRE OFF. RECEIVED AN AMBER FAULT LIGHT ON ALL ATTEMPTS. CURRENT STATUS SHOWS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49-41251. ACFT GROUNDED. COMPLIED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING IAW FIM 49-40, TASK 812. REPLACED APU START CONVERTER UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-61-000-801 AND 49-41-61-400-801. OPS TESTED GOOD AND CURRENT STATUS BITE SHOWS NO FAULTS IAW AMM 49-61-00-700-801.