Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 21, 2026
Submitted
August 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29242
Aircraft time
90,733 hours, 17,540 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Controller
Part number
211734220
Part serial
367
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Inlet
Part time
4,655 hours, 651 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATION ON RT SIDE OF ACT, DID NOT FEEL IT BEHIND FIRST CLASS. WHILE STARTING BOTH ENGINES, FELT VIBRATION ONLY ON FIRST OFFICER`S SIDE OF THE FLT DECK. VIBRATION WENT AWAY DURING TAXI & TAKEOFF. IN CLIMB, FELT VIBRATION ON F/O SIDE OF FLT DECK ONLY. VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER LANDING. NO ABBNORMAL EICAS MESSAGES. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. RAN NR 2 ENGINE. NO NOISE OR VIBRATION NOTED. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL IAW AMM 05-51-38-202-001. AIRFRAME VIBRATION CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE B ITEM 3, APU CONTROL UNIT REQUIRES REPLACMENT. CONTROLLER RECOMMENDED TO HAVE TECHS PERFORM A GVI OF THE APU INLET DOOR COMPONENTS TO ENSURE NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMALITIES EXIST THAT COULD CAUSE THE DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN WITH APU OFF. R & R APU CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 49-61-05. OPS CHKD GOOD. PERFORMED GVI OF APU INLET DOOR COMPONENTS & FOUND NO DEFECTS, DAMAGE, OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN INLET. OPS DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO ISSUES.