Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 10, 2014
Submitted
July 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25394
Aircraft time
90,196 hours, 14,165 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
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

UPON LANDING & APU START, APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APU IGNITION EXCITER UNIT REPLACED, IGNITION LEAD REPLACED & IGNITER PLUG REPLACED. SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONAL STATE. FUNCTION TEST OF APU CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY. FIVE ATTEMPTED STARTS TRIED BEFORE REPLACEMENT OF ABOVE PARTS. TWO GOOD STARTS ACHIEVED AFTER REPLACEMENTS. NO VERIFICATION FLIGHT REQUIRED. ACFT GOOD FOR SERVICE.