Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 26, 2022
Submitted
December 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
34,056 hours, 10,769 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246602404
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Start
Part time
48,333 hours, 15,373 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

AFTER APU START, APU GENERATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE/CONNECT TO BUSSES. APU SELECTOR SHOWS NO VOLTS OR FREQS. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED APU BITE REF B737-900 FIM 49-60 TASK 801. UNDER CURRENT STATUS MAINT MESSAGE 49-41252 START CONVERTER SHOWS VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED. REF FIM 49-40 TASK 813 REMOVED & REPLACED GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT AND START CONVERTER UNIT REF B737-900 AMM 24-21-81/401 AND AMM 49-41-61/401. REMOVED & REPLACED STARTER-GENERATOR WIRE HARNESS REF AMM 49-11-01/401. REMOVED & INSTALLED NEW W4722-0002-02 WIRE AND NEW SM5 PER B737-900 WDM 24-21-31. INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL PER B737 SWPM 20-30-11. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECKS FOR APU GCU IAW AMM 24-21-81 AND FOR SCU IAW AMM 49-41-61, OP CHECKS NORMAL. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 11/30/2022