Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 24, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26927
Aircraft time
40,993 hours, 6,248 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STATUS MSG -APU-, BUT APU NEVER SHUT DOWN. REBOOTED ACFT, BUT NO HELP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, DETERMINED THAT APU FIRE-OVERHEAT DETECTOR CARD WAS FAULTY. REPLACED CARD & APU OPERATED OK FOR SERVICE. SUSPECT DISTURBED CIRCUIT PATH ON CARD.