Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 20, 2021
Submitted
April 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
25,366 hours, 8,200 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
1152464265
Part serial
115246404450
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
25,414 hours, 8,222 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

TWO UNSUCCESSFUL STARTS OF THE APU, RECEIVED AMBER FAULT LIGHT ON BOTH TRIES. (ALSO NO RISE IN EGT). GROUNDED - YES. PER TROUBLE SHOOTING NOTES. REPLACED START POWER UNIT, START CONVERTER UNIT, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. OPENED/TAGGED 2CBS. RMVD AND INSTALLED ECU. RMVD TAGS/CLOSED 2CBS. DUE TO MESSAGE 45-15004 INLET DOOR SHUT DOWN. REF 49-61-12/401. OPENED /TAGGED 3CBS. RMVD AND INSTALLED NEW SC UNIT . RMVD TAGS/CLOSED 3CBS. REF 49-41-61/401 OPENED /TAG 4CBS. RMVD AND INSTALLED NEW START POWER UNIT. RMVD TAGS/CLOSED 4CBS REF 49-41-71/401. PERFORMED GROUND OPS VERIFICATION AND RAN / STARTED APU 2X. NO FAULTS NOTED. CLEAR MEL 49-1B. REF LO 60070745 FOR APPLICATION OF MEL 49-99A. SEAMC MARK NOTIFIED.