Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 28, 2016
Submitted
December 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
11,188 hours, 3,676 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459
Part serial
113F0772
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
11,269 hours, 3,707 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

MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START, ON THE GROUND. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 49-41-21. WHILE PERFORMING OPS CHECK FOUND AFTER CLEARING PREVIOUS FAULT, APU WOULD NOT START. FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND FAULT CODE 49-41244 APPEARED DURING BITE TEST. PERFORMED FIM 49-40 TASK 806 UP TO STEP F. PERFORMED FIM 49-40 TASK 806. STARTED APU NORMALLY.