Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 18, 2008
Submitted
July 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
62,452 hours, 18,114 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sensor
Part number
MR49533225
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FAILED 3 START ATTEMPTS AT FL360. APU 60189 HAS EXHIBITED STARTING ISSUES SINCE LATE MAY. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT ECU MR49613-127 WAS REPLACED WITH MR49613-40 ON 6/8/08. THE -127 UNIT TESTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. INLET PRESSURE SENSOR MR49533-225 WAS REPLACED WITH MR49533-75 ON 6/18/08. THE -225 UNIT TESTED WITH NO FAULT FOUND. THE STARTING ISSUES CONTINUED SINCE THIS EVENT ON 6/18/2008.