Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
February 3, 2025
Submitted
February 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17312
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
64609
Aircraft time
5,273 hours, 1,876 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
28B5459
Part serial
103A1396
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
29,269 hours, 10,982 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAINT LIGHT ILL AS SOON AS MCD CLOSEDSTATUS PAGE SHOWS APU GEN FAULT MSG 49-41244 REQ TO MEL 4911A DISPATCH DESK: 93 NAME: NL DATE: 03-FEB-25- NOC DESK: 737 NAME: MM DATE: 03-FEB-25- MEL 4911A APPROVED. UPON CLEARING THIS MEL ITEM, CONTACT TOMC FOR ASSIGNMENT OF MEL CARD 49001 OR 49003 TO ACCOMPLISH APU ETOPS VERIFICATION FLIGHT. DDP CW. UPON CLEARING THIS MEL ITEM, CONTACT TOMC FOR ASSIGNMENT OF MEL CARD 49001 OR 49003 TO ACCOMPLISH APU ETOPS VERIFICATION FLIGHT REMOVED AND REPLACED APU STARTER GENERATOR IAW AMM 49-41-21/401, APU STILL DOESN'T START. FOUND 2 ACTIVE FAULT MESSAGES ONBOARD MAINTENANCE FUCTION. 49-41026 AND 49-41244. PERFORMED ADD EMP:U421939 TROUBLESHOOTING IAW FIM 49-40 TASK 806, CONTINUITY CHECK GOOD ON ALL WIRES BETWEEN P6 AND D11114B PER STEP D. (2) (C). NEXT STEPS ARE CHANGING APU START CONVERTER UNIT AND APU ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. PARTS NOT IN STOCK AT SNA. DURING T/S NOTICED APU INLET DOOR NOT OPENING ON APU MANAGE OF REMOVED PART.

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