Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 28, 2021
Submitted
February 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
27,510 hours, 8,875 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246601703
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Start
Part time
49,979 hours, 14,852 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 CSS FAILED 1ST ATTEMPT FL 400 WITH LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT THAT EXTINGUISHED, 2ND ATTEMPT FL 400 WITH FAULT LIGHT THAT EXTINGUISHED, 3RD ATTEMPT FL 320 WITH FAULT LIGHT THAT EXTINGUISHED. GROUNDED - YES. WHEN THE APU IS ON THE GROUND NON COLD SOAKED IT STARTS AND RUNS AS EXPECTED. TONIGHT THE APU STARTED EVERY ATTEMPT. THE LAST FAULT FOR CSS FAILURE IS 49-41248 "START CONVERTER UNIT SHOW START SYSTEM INOP". REMOVED AND REPLACED THE START CONVERTER UNIT PRECAUTIONARY AFTER CONSULTING MAINTENANCE CONTROL. OP TEST NORMAL REFERENCE B737-900 AMM 49-41-61-000/400-801. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS RESET AS REQUIRED.