Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
November 11, 2025
Submitted
November 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12221
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28930
Aircraft time
80,759 hours, 30,264 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
655281064
Part serial
D04439
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1
Part time
73,676 hours, 27,523 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

STARTER VALVE OPEN LIGHT ON AT ROTATION. LEFT PACK OFF. 3 ENGINE LIGHTS FLASHED DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR DP1202 AT START VALVE, START VALVE LIGHT STILL ON. DISCONNECTED FIREWALL CONNECTOR D30234 START VALVE STILL ON. REMOVED DEU-1 WITH DEU-2 STILL POWERED START VLV LIGHT STILL ON. REINSTALLED DEU-1. REMOVED DEU-2 WITH DEU-1 STILL POWERED START VLV LIGHT STILL ON. REINSTALLED DEU-2, REF AMM 31-62-21. REF WDM 80-11-11-1 PG1 CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY FROM PIN 38 ON D30234 TO GROUND HAD 2.2 OHMS, SHOULD BE OPEN. WENT TO REMOVE ACAU REF AMM 21-51-02 WHILE TOUCH LH ACAU SHORT ENT AWAY, SUSPECT K20 IN ACAU WIRE NOW SHOWS OPEN. REINSTALLED ACAU AND POWERED UP A/C START VLV NOW SHOWS CLOSED. REMOVED ACAU AND BOTH DEUS AND DID MERGER CHECKS FROM CONNECTOR DP1202 PIN 4TO K12 ON D3973B & D3975B & D458A PIN 5. NO SIGN OF SHORT. REINSTALLED BOTH DEUS REF AMM 31-62-21 & REPLACED LH ACAU REF AMM 21-51-02 DUE TO SUSPECTED BAD K20 RELAY, OPS CHECKS GOOD. ACP ENGINE RUN REF AMM 71-00-00-700-801-F00 START VLV INDICATION NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.