Service difficulty report · Generator · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
July 31, 2023
Submitted
August 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
64963
Aircraft time
4,992 hours, 1,481 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
28B5459STYLEA
Part serial
118F3689
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
Part time
2,061 hours, 3,040 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

APU FAILED TO START AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. GROUNDED - YES. APU BITE REVIEW RESULTED IN FIVE HITS OF FAULT 49-41012, NO ROTATION SHUTDOWN DURING THIS LEG. DUE TO SIMILAR HISTORY SUGGEST REPLACING THE APU STARTER/ GENERATOR. 53815. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR REF AMM 49-41-21. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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