Service difficulty report · Start Button · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 9, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
2,289 hours, 759 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Engine time
1,257 hours, 1,375 cycles
Part
Start Button
Part number
AC450003
Part serial
1785
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
1,200 hours, 1,300 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH APU STARTING. REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM ETOPS. *S/D* EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MANY PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT APU FAILURE TO START. ON MAY 5TH, APU ENGR AND TAIL NUMBER TRACKER MET THE ACFT IN SFO AND A THIRD APU START SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AFTER PERFORMING MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED WITH GOOD RESULTS AND NO MORE ALTITUDE START FULLERS.