Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
April 23, 2022
Submitted
April 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N888LT
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
25441
Aircraft time
76,740 hours, 24,851 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
38761661
Part serial
062203000153
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT ITEM: APU FAILED TO START IN FLIGHT INTO GUM. THE APU OPERATED NORMALLY ON THE GROUND. TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS INDICATED A FAULTY OIL PRESSURE PUMP AND DE-OIL SOLENOID VALVE. REPLACED DE-OIL SOLENOID VALVE. OPS CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND. (SEE SDR I5PA2022042388804 SUBMITTED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL PRESSURE PUMP.)