Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 25, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26934
Aircraft time
55,337 hours, 8,019 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Part serial
78
Condition
Failed
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 NO START. AHM INDICATES FDE 49100200 WITH MSG 4910620. APU PERF TREND MONITORING (APTM) ALSO INDICATE E-STARTER FAILURE. REPAIRED OR REPLACED AS NEEDED E-STARTER. FOUND MSG ON MAT 49-10620 ACTIVE ON ARRIVAL. CARRIED OUT T-S. REPLACED APU CRANK RELAY, NO HELP. CONFIRMED ELECTRIC STARTER AT FAULT. ITEM NON STOCK LHR. APU USABLE. APU TO BE STARTED ON DEPARTURE VIA EXTERNAL AIR SOURCE. REPLACED ELECTRIC STARTER, STARTS OK.