Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 9, 2019
Submitted
August 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
46,643 hours, 13,937 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
15B0072
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
5,923 hours, 10,063 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU DIFFICULT TO PUT ON TRANSFER BUSSES. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS MADE AFTER APU "GEN OFF BUS" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES AFTER APU WAS AVAILABLE BEFORE TRANSFER BUSSES WOULD CONNECT TO APU. DID NOT NOTE VOLTS/FREQS OF APU GEN WHEN TRANSFER BUSSES COULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO APU POWER. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTED/GEN, REF B737-800 AMM 49-41-21. OP CHECK NORMAL, NO FAULTS OR LEAKS NOTED.