Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2008
Submitted
December 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26948
Aircraft time
52,186 hours, 7,791 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU INOP, NO START ON GATE. ATTEMPTED START ON ARRIVAL. NO VOLTAGE DROP ON START, APU DOOR OPEN NORMALLY. WITH APU MAINT SWITCH IN TEST NO FAULTS ON APUC. ACPD FIM 49-40 TASK 812, CONFIRMED RELAY K24494 WORKING PROPERLY AND 28VDC ON TERMINAL E2 AT ELEC STARTER. NEED TO REPLACE ELEC STARTER. REPLACED STARTER. OP CHECKS NORMAL.