Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 10, 2009
Submitted
May 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26950
Aircraft time
54,151 hours, 7,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Switch
Part number
41320332
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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 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 CREW COMMENTS: MOMENTARY APU LIMIT EICAS MSG DURING NORMAL SHUTDOWN. MSG-4910270 INACTV PO MODE. -MAT MSG 49-12970. REPLACED LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. RAN APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. NO MSG PRESENT. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED GEN BYPASS SWITCH. NO LEAKS NOTED. SECURED SWITCH. NO LEAKS NOTED.