Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
28640
Aircraft time
20,534 hours, 5,413 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1319B
Part serial
P5917
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Starter
Part time
24,310 hours, 5,677 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

GROUND EVENT, APU FAULT MESSAGE 49-41250 (STARTER CONVERTER UNIT). START SYSTEM INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STARTER CONVERTER UNIT AND COMPLETED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. GROUND EVENT- APU FAIL TO START. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE STARTER CONVERTER UNIT TO CHECK THE CONNECTERS THEN REINSTALLED THE SAME UNIT AND COMPLETED ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. GROUND EVENT, APU FAIL TO START. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM PROCEDURE 49-40-00-810-803. REMOVED, INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED BOTH THE STARTER CONVERTER UNIT AND THE STARTER POWER UNIT. TEST STARTED THE APU TWICE AND ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. TROUBLESHOOTING THE APU,

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