Service difficulty report · Alternator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 1, 2019
Submitted
September 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
26,457 hours, 8,607 cycles
Part
Alternator
Part number
5108461
Part serial
A88651
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Eec
Part time
28,471 hours, 8,238 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PER T/C 78273000 FOUND SHORT TIME FAULT ON #1 ENGINE MSG# 73-11281 EEC CHANNEL IS NOT ENERGIZED WITH THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE ON FLT LEG #3. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENG #1 EEC ALTERNATOR REF AMM 73-21-08-400-801-F00. EEC BITE CHECK, NO FAULTS. COMPLETED INSTALLATION AND OPS CKS OF #1 ENG EEC ALTERNATOR PER AMM 73-21-08-400-801. LEAKS AND OPS CKS OK -EEC CKS OK -NO FAULTS AFTER ENG RUN.