Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 7, 2013
Submitted
October 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
94,478 hours, 14,929 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
38760483
Part serial
341
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN ECU SHOWS "GEN FILTER" IN 2 OF THE LAST 4 SHUTDOWNS. IAW FIM49-11-00 CONF 2 PG 146 ITM2 SWITCH NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR RESISTANCE. PCN 481-1503 ORDERED. IAW AMM 49-27-15, AMM 49-27-03, AMM 49-27-04, CHECKED CHIP DETECTOR FOUND OK. REPLACED GEN FILT DIFF P SWITCH & CHANGED GEN FILTER. APU OPERATES NORMALLY.