Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 9, 2015
Submitted
August 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
25,012 hours, 7,492 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246602301
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Engine
Part time
25,022 hours, 7,492 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

APU CSS ATTEMPT TEMP EXCEEDED 980F, SHUTDOWN AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE CHECK, FOUND FAULT CODE 49-31016 OVERTEMP SHUT DOWN ON CURRENT STATUS. CHECKED OTHER OCCURENCES AND FOUND CODE 49-31016 LOGGED ON 1, 10, AND 11. FAULT DOES RESET AFTER NORMAL SHUTDOWN. TSR ISSUED, REF MM 49-41-6. REPLACED START CONVERTER UNIT. OPS NORMAL, REF SAME MM W/1 APU START, SHUTDOWN. COMPLETED APU OPS TEST IAW AMM 49-11-00-710-801. OPS CK NORMAL.