Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 16, 2020
Submitted
January 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36361
Aircraft time
22,498 hours, 7,321 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246604420
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Starter
Part time
22,554 hours, 7,338 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING APU START. RAN QRH FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. APU STARTED NORMALLY ON 2ND START. GROUNDED - YES. BITE CHECK SHOWS NO FAULTS IN CURRENT STATUS PAGE, FOUND FAULT CODE 49-41012 'NO APU ROTATION SHUTDOWN' FAULT IN FAULT HISTORY PAGE, FOUND FAULT CODE 49-41255 'START POWER UNIT SHOWS HIGH TEMPERATURE' FAULT IN MAINTENANCE HISTORY PAGE. REMOVED & REPLACED START CONVERTOR UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-61.