Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
May 2, 2002
Submitted
June 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22691
Aircraft time
54,185 hours, 21,292 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
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

APU SHUTDOWN IN CRUISE; NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR WAS ALREADY ON MEL 24-00-1, COND NR 1 (RT ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR INOPERATIVE, ACFT DIVERTED TO CMH. MX TROUBLESHOT & FOUND AN INTERMITTENT GROUND TERMINAL -N- AND FOUND PIN -D- LOOSE ON NR 2 ENG IDG TERMINAL CANNON PLUG. MX REPLACED GROUND PIN -D- ON CONNECTOR D101G PER CHAP 20. OPS CHECK GOOD. APU INLET PRESSURE SENSOR -P2- REPLACED AND APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED PER AWA T/C R6D49604 TO CORRECT THE APU AUTO SHUTDOWN PROBLEM. VENDOR BENCH TEST AND TEAR DOWN OF APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT CONFIRMED FAILURE, UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ERRODED BUSHINGS DUE TO BLOWN OIL SEAL PACKING. REPLACED SEAL, SLEEVES. UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE.