Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2021
Submitted
May 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
44,975 hours, 13,170 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
60A0537
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
14,081 hours, 21,215 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND ACTIVE/CURRENT FAULT 49-41250 START CONVERTER UNIT SHOWS SYSTEM INOP ON APU. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 811. INITIAL EVALUATION SHOWS NO CURRENT STATUS MESSAGE. APU START AND OPERATION IS NORMAL. PERFORMED ENGINE START WITH NO APU FAULTS. RE-ACCOMPLISHED BITE WITH NO CURRENT FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GEN IAW B737-800 AMM 49-11-21. GROUND VERIFICATION C/W.