Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 4, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
47,185 hours, 13,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
2050
Condition
Discharged
Location
Main
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 3 TIMES, 1ST ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED DUE TO A STANDBY POWER CHECK. REPLACED APU BATTERY. APU CONTROLLER DISPLAYED SLOW STARTS AND ACCEL FAULTS. BATT VOLTAGE BELOW 13 VOLTS & NO CHARGE. ACP BATTERY & APU TESTS, BOTH OP CHECK NORMAL. FAULTS CLEARED, APU NOW OPERATIONAL.