Service difficulty report · Gear · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Gear
Part number
38608231
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Starter
Part time
1,518 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU WILL NOT START. BATTERY REPLACED FOR LOW VOLTAGE AND STARTER REPLACED. STILL NO START. FOUND STARTER GEAR (P/N 3860823-1) WORN AND ELECTRIC CLUTCH PACK DAMAGED. ADDITIONAL, DAMAGE FOUND IN AREA OF CLUTCH HOUSING DURING CLUTCH REMOVAL RESULTED IN APU REPLACEMENT. *S/D* PREVIOUS OCCURANCES TRACED TO STARTER ENGAGEMENT DURING APU OPERATION AS A RESULT OF OPENING CERTAIN CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MAINTENANCE. BOEING IS PLANNING ON RELEASING A SERVICE BULLETIN TO PREVENT STARTER ENGAGEMENT WHEN AFFECTED CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARE OPEN.