Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 30, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
45,154 hours, 12,532 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
388250017
Part serial
911255
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU FAILED TO START. FAULT LIGHT ILLUM AND EICAS MSG. APU FAULT DISPLAYED. NO MSG ON BOX. ONE AUTO EVENT 35 PERCENT 770 DEG. HOOKED TESTER UP COULD NOT GET TO FAULT. DOOR CIRCUIT NEVER FAILED. CHECKED INLET FOR BLOCKAGE OKAY. NO SPIKE VOLT FROM CHARGER. REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL AND STARTER.