Service difficulty report · Potable Water · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
30,809 hours, 4,795 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Potable Water
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

POTABLE WATER IS NOT WORKING AND LAVS STARTING TO BACK UP. ONE HOUR OUT OF LHR WATER PRESSURE WENT TO NO PRESSURE. FOUND AIR COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED. WITH ENGINES/APU RUNNING, BLEED AIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE PRESSURIZING THE SYSTEM. THE APU BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE INITIALLY FAILED CAUSING THE AIR COMPRESSOR TO TAKE ON THE LOAD AND CONTINUOUSLY RAN UNTIL IT ALSO FAILED. LHRMM REPLACED THE AIR COMPRESSOR, APU BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE, AND IN-LINE FILTERS. SYSTEM OPERATIONS NORMAL. NOTE: SEVERAL REPORTS FROM OTHER OPERATORS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ON THE APU BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE FAILING. BOEING HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACED IT WITH A RE-DESIGNED VALVE.