Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 13, 2005
Submitted
July 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
29,002 hours, 7,913 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Apu
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT SFO AFTER THE APU WOULD NOT START AT TOP OF CLIMB. APU WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND TESTED IN APU TEST CELL. NO FAULT FOUND WITH APU S/N 61832. PASSED ALL TEST AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER APU REPLACEMENT, MECHANIC FOUND APU BATTERY LOW AND APU BATTERY CHARGER CIRCUIT BREAKER BROKEN. APU BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED OK.