Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
June 15, 2023
Submitted
June 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44086
Aircraft time
6,415 hours, 1,904 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
51090360001
Part serial
5109036002040
Condition
Faulty
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
6,429 hours, 1,909 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER LANDING, APU WOULD NOT START AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS. GROUNDED - YES. DURING INITIAL EVALUATION FOUND ACTIVE FAULT 49-41254, REF B737-9 IFIM TASK 49-40-00-810-818. INSPECTED APU STARTER GENERATOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND THE HARNESS, NO DEFECT FOUND, REF B737-9 AMM TASK 49-11-01-200-801. CHECKED THE HARNESS BETWEEN APU START CONVERTOR CONNECTOR , D11114B AND THE APU STARTER/ GENERATOR CONNECTOR, P6, RESULT NO DEFECT FOUND REF B737-9 WDM 49-41-11 AND AMM 49-41-61-000-801. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU START CONVERTOR UNIT IAW AMM 49-41-61/401 RESULTS THE FAULT 49-41254 CHANGED TO NOT ACTIVE. THERE IS NO ACTIVE FAULT INDICATED NOW.

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