Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 3, 2021
Submitted
February 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
27,531 hours, 8,883 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
128B1526
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
19,387 hours, 27,393 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

TWO ATTEMPTS TO START APU RESULTED IN TWO APU FAULTS, NO START. GROUNDED - YES. R & R STARTER-GENERATOR IAW B737-900 AMM 49-41-21 REF B737-900 FIM 49-40 TASK 803. APU OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. STARTER-GENERATOR PART NUMBER VERIFIED. REF DEFECT 60035943 FOR MEL 49-99A. REMOVED MEL PLACARDS.