Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 13, 2016
Submitted
March 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
1,992 hours, 662 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246605095
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
1,989 hours, 661 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BURNED WIRE ODOR IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BAY. ACFT GROUNDED. CONDUCTED GVI OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BAY. ODOR APPEARS TO BE AT P91 OR APU START CONVERTER UNIT. OPENED P91 INSPECTED WIRES & CIRCUIT BREAKERS & RELAYS, FOUND NO DEFECTS. OPENED FLOOR PANEL TO INSPECT J9 & J39 PANELS, FOUND NO DEFECTS. STARTED APU, ODOR WAS STRONGER AT APU START CONVERTER. R & R APU START CONVERTER IAW AMM REF 49-41-61-000-801, 49-41-61-400-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD.