Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 30, 2019
Submitted
June 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
16,519 hours, 5,355 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246604897
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Starter
Part time
16,532 hours, 5,358 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

ON TAXI IN APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER START ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER CONVERTER UNIT SERIES 7 IAW B737-900 AMM 49-41-61/401. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST IS GOOD. APU STARTS AND HOLDS LOAD WITH EXTERNAL AND BATTERY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE STARTER GEN IAW AMM 49-41-21/401. OPS CHECKS GOOD. SGU LEAK CHECKS GOOD REF AMM 49-41-21-400-801 STEP 3I(4).