Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
September 1, 2023
Submitted
September 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
29113
Aircraft time
37,931 hours, 23,250 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38850811
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF AND CRZ THERE WAS 3 POWER SURGES ( TRANSFER OF POWER) ON FOURTH ONE BOTH UTILITY BUSES FELL OFF LINE FOLLOWED QRH AND NOTIFIED GOC/ MOC WAS ASKED TO DIVERT TO KMCI REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU SURGE VALVE AND ECU IAW AMM 49-53-01-4 AND 49-61-02-2. RAN APU AND THE VALVE ITS SELF DID NOT HAVE ANY LEAKS AND THERE ARE NO FAULTS ON THE ECU AT THIS TIME. THE APU DID NOT SURGE AT ALL THE WHOLE TIME THAT WE RAN IT. FOUND TWO SEPERATE LEAKS DURING THE VALVE LEAK CHECK AND THEY WILL BE SEPERATE WRI'S. SURGE VALVA ALREADY CHANGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FLOW SENSING MODULE PER AMM 49-53 -08-4, OPS CHECK GOOD. ER SB GTCP331-49-7707, SURGE VALVE PRESSURE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH MPN 3618167-1, WHICH INCLUDES A CONDENSATION WEEP HOLE. NSTALLED/WEEP HOLE IS NORMAL CONFIGURATION. OK FOR SERVICE.

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