Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 25, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
81,759 hours, 23,534 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Module
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU BLEED WILL NOT OPEN. APU BLEED OPERATED NORMAL FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (33-34PSI) THEN SURGE VALVE DUMPING AIR OVERBOARD. STARTED NR 2 ENGINE OK PRESSURE NORMAL TRIED TO START NR 1, PRESSURE DROPPED TO 9PSI THEN SLOW TO RISE TO 30 PSI. APU BLEED VALVE MUST REMAIN IN OFF POSITION. INSTALLED APU FLOW SENSING MODULE IAW AMM, OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.