Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 17, 2018
Submitted
November 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
25,283 hours, 7,370 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
171
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
3,141 hours, 5,771 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU TREND DATA SHOWS CT5ATP TEMP IS AT OR ABOVE THE THRESHOLD 605 DEGREES. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED APU STARTER-GENERATOR DUE TO FAILURE OF FIM 24-21 TASK 814 STEP F(2)(E) AND (F). REMOVED/REPLACED SGU REF AMM 49-41-21. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-40 TASK 825 STEP D(9)(E), NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED STEP D(9)(D)(F)(H) OF FIM 49-40 TASK 825 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED SGU AND FUEL NOZZLE LEAK/INSTALLATION TESTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.