Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 6, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
47,514 hours, 17,590 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF L GENERATOR DRIVE AND INABILITY OF INFLIGHT START ON APU. PROBLEM IS WITH APU SEL ECTOR SWITCH, IT WILL CAUSE CHRONIC NO STARTS. IF INTERNAL INTERLOCK SWITCH OPENS DURING START SEQ APU WON'T EVEN TURN UNLESS START SWITCH IS HELD IN START UNTIL STARTER CUTOUT. NEW SWITCH PART NUMBER HAS BEEN APPROVED (12-22-03) AND REPLACED, (1/10/2006). BOEING SERVICE BULLITEN 233T3232-49-02 REV 0 AUTHORIZES P/N 3600-5929. ALL OTHER START SWITCH P/N'S HAVE BEEN SUPERCEEDED IN STORES CATALOG PER SCR 510761, REV 0 DATED 12/19/2003. REPLACED APU START SWITCH AND REPLACED APU RUN LIGHT ASSY 674-1041-3122, (563-3694). OPS CK'D GOOD, NO FAULTS.