Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
March 24, 2017
Submitted
March 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76508
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31639
Aircraft time
31,207 hours, 10,632 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459
Part serial
104B0022
Condition
Arced
Location
Apu
Part time
28,668 hours, 10,189 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE, AFTER RECONNECT, SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR THRUOUT ACFT. FOUND EVIDENCE OF ARCING AT APU STARTER GENERATOR TERMINAL BLOCK FILTER. REMOVERD AND REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR, IAW AMM 49-41-21-400-801.