Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
May 8, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1604R
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30180
Aircraft time
47,386 hours, 6,910 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part serial
P2642
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Part time
24,378 hours, 13,416 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 AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH FAULT LIGHT WHEN 2 PACK WAS TURNED OFF FOR ENG START. HAPPENED TWICE ONLY FAULT FLAG FOR APU THERMOCOUPLE. STARTED APU AND RAN 15 MINS FULLY LOADED. TEMP WAS WITHIN LIMITS. TRIED SHUTTING DOWN PACKS AND GOT AUTO SHUTDOWN REV FLOW. REPLACED SURGE CONTROL VALVE PER AMM. LK CK GOOD RAN ENG. APU OPS NORMAL AND RT/LT PACK OFF WITH NO SURGE.