Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 28, 2009
Submitted
July 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30224
Aircraft time
32,812 hours, 4,137 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Controller
Part number
32908145
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 OPS, OR COMPLETE LOSS OF APUC BUSS ACTIVITY (BOTH L & R 629) FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER APU MASTER CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN SECONDS. STATUS MSG01- NOT ACTIVE TAXI OUT INTERMITTENT; APU CONTROLLER (APUC) HAS NO OUTPUT ON ANY BUSS. MSG02- NOT ACTIVE TAXI OUT MODE DEPENDENT; APU CONTROLLER (APUC) FLOW SENSING SYSTEM INDICATES LOW FLOW, CAUSED AUTO SHUTDOWN. DB- APU CONTROLLER (APUC) MSG-4918801 INACTV TA INTER MSG-4911110 INACTV TA MODE. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK AFTER INBOUND CAPT STATED APU NORMAL AFTER TWO STARTUPS, NO MESSAGES. REPLACED SURGE CONTROL VALVE. APU OP CHECKS GOOD.