Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 16, 2013
Submitted
October 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Aircraft time
75,484 hours, 28,115 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Condition
Faulty
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 NOT STARTING. REPEAT APU STARTING PROBLEM WITH NO INDICATED FAULTS NOTED. TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND CHARGER & BATTERY AT FAULT. REPLACED APU BATTERY IAW MM 24-31-03 & REPLACED APU BATTERY CHARGER IAW MM 24-31-04. SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. APU STARTS MUCH FASTER & NO LONGER REQUIRES EXCESSIVE LONG RECHARGE.