Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 22, 2021
Submitted
December 27, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
51,348 hours, 15,427 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
29B1589
Condition
Unknown
Location
Apu
Part time
12,825 hours, 23,386 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

UPON STARTING APU NORMALLY FOUND APU WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO ELECTRICAL BUSES OVERHEAD SELECTABLE DISPLAY SHOWED NO FREQS, VOLTS, AC AMPS. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST AND FOUND START CONVERTER UNIT SHOW GEN UNDERVOLTAGE. PARTIALLY RUN B737-800 FIM 49-40 TASK 807 E.(1) H. PER SEAMC SWAPPED GPCU. NO CHANGE. INSPECTED CONNECTOR AND HANDLE OF REMOTE APU PANEL IN THE WHEEL WELL. NO DAMAGE OR PROBLEM NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR PER B737-800 AMM 49-41-21. OPS CHECK GOOD.