Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
September 29, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23128
Aircraft time
71,045 hours, 33,469 cycles
Part
Valve
Part serial
P2551
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
14,549 hours, 19,233 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU SHUTDOWN ON SECOND ENGINE START ATTEMPT. APU FAULT LIGHT DISPLAYED. FOUND APU SURGE VALVE DUCT BOOT WITH HOLE. PERFORMED BITE ON APU ECU FAULTED REVERSE FLOW. REPLACED SURGE VALVE AND RUBBER BOOT. APU CHECKS NORMAL. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.