Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
68,249 hours, 19,803 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sensor
Part number
38760355
Condition
Faulted
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 ALTITUDE NO START. APU HANGS BETWEEN 0-22 PERCENT DURING START. 0 EGT 23 PERCENT RPM IAW APU COLD START PROCEDURE. REPLACED APU BATTERY. REQUIRES APU HIGH ALT START BEFORE ACFT CAN BE ETOPS. APU ALTITUDE NO START. APU ROTATES BUT NO EGT INDICATIONS DURING START NEED TO T-S AND RPR. R & R P2 INLET SENSOR. APU IN-FLT START FAILED AGAIN 3X. REPLACED IGNITION EXCITER AND IGNITER PLUG. DID NOT REPLACE IGNITER CABLE DUE TO NO STOCK IN BOS. OPS CK'D GOOD. INBD CREW ACCMP'D SUCCESSFUL ALTITUDE START.