Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
May 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26953
Aircraft time
15,587 hours, 2,492 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762121
Part serial
991402600236
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOST LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FRA. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MAINTENANCE, FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH APU RUNNING UNTIL APU SHUTDOWN. DIVERTED TO LHR WHERE OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE. AN OVER SPEED FAULT WAS DETECTED CAUSING AN AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF THE APU. LINE MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 49-60-812. THE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. APU OPERATED NORMAL. HOWEVER, ACARS STILL DETECTED A FAULT COMING FROM THE SENSOR. ENGINEERING REQUESTED THE SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART, FAULTS WERE STILL BEING DETECTED. THEREFORE, ANOTHER SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS REQUESTED. THE SECOND SENSOR WAS ABLE TO FIX THE FAULTS.