Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 3, 2023
Submitted
April 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
85,595 hours, 10,219 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
NA
Condition
Unknown
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU SHUTDOWN EICAS ADVISORY APU AUTO-SHUTDOWN HAS OCCURRED. APU SURGE BLEED SYSTEM SENSORS FOUND COMPLETELY CLOGGED. THE CIFFERELLO ADDITIONAL MESH FILTER SCREEN LOCATED AT THE INLET PRESSURE CLEARED BLOCKAGES FROM PNEUMATIC LINES AND CLEANED THE INTAKE 40-11-00-740-801. MESH SCREEN FILTER. REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR (REF. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1869107 SN OFF 0010 AMM: 49-53-04/401 & 49-53-53). OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO MAINTENANCE FAULT MESSAGES DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME. REF. AMM: ADD EMP:U399271, SENSOR, ASSY, D OFF 25-4953-9-0002 0010 ON 25-4953-9-0002 3463