Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
June 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
44,796 hours, 13,428 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246601953
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Start
Part time
40,911 hours, 13,152 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

FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APU START. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED START CONVERTER UNIT SHOWS START SYSTEM INOP-FAULT ISOLATION. VERIFIED MAINT HISTORY MESSAGE 49-41250 REF B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 811. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU START CONVERTER UNIT REF B737-800 AMM 49-41-61-000-801 AND 49-41-61-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED 3 GOOD APU STARTS GROUND VERIFICATION CK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED APU BITE CK NO CURRENT FAULTS NOTED REF AMM 49-61-00-700-801.