Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
July 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30215
Aircraft time
40,277 hours, 5,256 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Engine
Part number
27044425
Part serial
105211
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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: APU NO START. REPLACED ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR. ACP'D TWO STARTS, BOTH NORMAL.