Service difficulty report · Trans Rectifier · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 16, 2021
Submitted
May 18, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35201
Aircraft time
38,550 hours, 11,132 cycles
Part
Trans Rectifier
Part number
0802070501
Part serial
8000
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Rack E4-2
Part time
45,147 hours, 13,320 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

TR & ELEC LT ILLUM ON P5-13 WHILE TOWING A/C ON APU PWR. GROUNDED - YES. BITE CK OF ELEC LT SHOWS BAT CHARGER INOP 1, FAULT CLEARS & RETEST SHOWED NO FAULTS. ACCOMP MAIN BATT CHARGER OPS TEST REF B737-800 AMM 24-31-21-710-801 OPS CK OK. PRECAUTIONARY OPS CK OF AUX BATT CHARGER OK REF AMM 24-31-31-710-801, ACCORD B737-800 FIM 24-31 TASK 826 FOR TR FAULT LT (LT WAS OUT AT START OF TEST) VERIFIED VOLTS & AMPS OK ON ALL. PRECAUTIONARY ACCOMP STBY PWR SYS TEST REF AMM 24-34-00-710-802-OPS TEST OK, RAN APU & TRANSFERRED PWR NUMEROUS TIMES NO FAULTS NOTED, RAN ENGINES & BOTH XFER PWR NORM-NO FAULTS, WHILE PERFORMING DC SYSTEM OPS TEST REF AMM 24-30-00-700-801 TRU 3 FAILED & SPCU-INOP FAULT SHOWS-WILL NOT RESET. REMVD/RPLCD TRU #3 & SPCU, PERFORMED SATISFACTORY INSTLN TESTS AMM 24-32-11/401 & AMM 24-34-11/401 RESPECTIVELY, DC SYS OPS TEST GOOD AMM 24-31-00-700-801, ALSO AC GEN & CONTROL SYS OPS TEST GOOD AMM 24-21-00-700-803, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.