Service difficulty report · Starter Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 20, 2022
Submitted
June 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
32,339 hours, 10,260 cycles
Part
Starter Unit
Part number
1152464265
Part serial
110C0105
Condition
Reads Low
Location
E/E Shelf E2-2
Part time
49,310 hours, 15,547 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT CAME ON DURING START USING BATTERY. GROUNDED - YES. PER B737-900 FIM 49-60 TASK 801, 819, 822 APU FAULT HISTORY HAD MULTIPLE HITS OF 49-41249 START CONVERTER UNIT SHOWS LOW BATTERY POWER. MAINTENANCE HISTORY PAGE HAD MULTIPLE HITS OF 49-41297 START POWER UNIT SHOWS INTERNAL FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE START POWER UNIT, M1850 IAW B737-900 AMM 49-41-71. SPU INTALLATION TEST GOOD. STARTED APU 3 TIMES ON BATTERY.