Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
October 16, 2000
Submitted
November 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23992
Part
Fcu
Part number
36177501
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
19,998 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BNA - FLT 1577 - EN ROUTE CLT TO MCI, CAPTAIN ADVISED CLIMBING FROM FL 310 TO FL 350 WHEN APU GEN DROPPED OFF-LINE AT FL 330. WITH LT GEN ALREADY ON MEL, CAPTAIN DESCENDED FLIGHT BACK DOWN TO FL 310, VOLTS INDICATED OK BUT FREQUENCIES INDICATING ZERO. DESCENDED FLT DOWN TO FL 280, NO CHANGE. RESETTING C/B'S HAD NO EFFECT. FLT DIVERTED BNA, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERG DECLARED. MAINT REMOVED, REPLACED APU FCU PER MM 49-31-11 DUE LOW FREQ. APU, APU GEN OPER CHK GOOD. FOUND NR 1 ENG GEN BREAKER C801 FAULTY. REMOVED, REPLACED NR 1 ENG GEN BREAKER (PN 941D335-4) PER MM 24-21-41, CLEARED MEL. REMOVED, REPLACED NR 1, NR 2 ENG GEN CONTROL UNITS (PN 915F212-5) PER MM 24-21-81. OPER CHKS NORMAL. (X)