Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 17, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
44,207 hours, 6,399 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
ACA645F25Y4
Condition
Clogged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU APUC DETECTED FAULT THAT WOULD CAUSE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF APU IN UNATTENDED MODE OPERATION, OR COMPLETE LOSS OF APUC BUS ACTIVITY (BOTH L AND R 629) FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER THE APU MASTER CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN SECONDS. STATUS MSG-4910270 INACTV TA MODE. REPLACED APUC. AFTER APUC WAS INSTALLED, FAULT MSG, 49-12990 APPEARED - OIL FILTER ELEMENT CLOGGED. REPLACED OIL FILTER ELEMENT. ALL FAULTS CLEARED. APU OPS NORMAL.