Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 20, 2019
Submitted
October 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
41,216 hours, 12,381 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
23A1276
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
11,488 hours, 18,276 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU STARTER GENERATOR APPEARS TO BE CRACKED ON BOTTOM OF GENERATOR CASE. LEAKING OIL. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED APU SGU REF B737-800 AMM 49-41-21. LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD.