Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 22, 2009
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26919
Aircraft time
55,715 hours, 10,366 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Duct
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
15,798 hours, 13,208 cycles
Component
Apu
Component part number
38005501
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU HAD MULTIPLE SHUTDOWNS. REPLACED FLEXIBLE SURGE DUCT, APU OPS CHECK GOOD. FOUND TO INSULATION BLANKET BAD, ALSO UNDER AFT MOUNT. NEED TO PULL APU TO REPLACE. OPS 1. DROP APU REPLACED TOP AND SIDE INSUL BLANKETS 107441 PCN 295-1005, 295-6040 AND REINSTALL. EST 2 SHIFT. OPS 2 FASTENER REPLACE APU AND DUE FIELD REPAIR ON BLANKETS. REPLACED APU.