Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 24, 2015
Submitted
September 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
34,912 hours, 10,442 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
28B5457STYLEC
Part serial
59A0096
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,061 hours, 9,663 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE APU STARTED NORMALLY AND THE APU GENERATOR OFF, BUS BLUE LIGHT ILLUMINATED HOWEVER THE APU VOLTS AND FREQUENCY SHOWED 0.0. THE APU AIR WORKS NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. FOLLOWED FIM 49-40, TASK 807, FOR FAULT CODE 49-41245. AT APU STARTER GENERATOR FOUND RESISTANCE READING T1 TO T4, N, 2.5 MEGOHMS, OUT OF LIMITS HIGH. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF APU STARTER GENERATOR. RESECURED CONNECTORS P4, P6 AND STARTER GENERATOR TERMINAL LUG NUTS IAW FIM. FOR FAULT 49-41250 ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-40/811, REPLACED START CONVERTER UNIT. INSTALLATION TEST PASSES. REF AMM 49-41-61-400-801. REPLACED THE APU STARTER GENERATOR WITH SERVICEABLE STARTER GENERATOR REF AMM 49-41-21. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.