Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
December 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26926
Aircraft time
68,927 hours, 9,746 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Worn
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
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 ALTITUDE NO START, COLD SOAK. APU SHUTDOWN AFTER REACHING 95% SPEED AFTER 10 SECONDS. REACHES 100 O-O THEN SHUTS DOWN FL330 ACCOMPLISHED FIM 49-53-TA SK 804, APU STARTED WITH NO FAULTS. FOUND STATIC PRESSURE LINE O RING WORN IAW IPC 49-53-53 ITEM 136. REPLACED O RING IAW IPC 49-53-53, NO LEAKS NOTED.