Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 20, 2009
Submitted
October 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30551
Aircraft time
36,316 hours, 4,501 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
4417617
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 WILL NOT START. COUT RESISTANCE CHK OF FUEL CLUSTER UNIT PIN 9 AND 10 FUEL CLUSTER RECEPTACLE FOUND MORE THAN 1000 OHMS (32000 OHMS) SUSPECT FUEL CLUSTER. APU FUEL CLUSTER REPLACED. ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL START AT ALTITUDE. CREW COMMENTS: APU STARTED NORMALLY AT FL 340 AND OPERATED NORMALLY FOR 5 MIN. APU OPERATIONS NOW OKAY.