Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 30, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
56,746 hours, 8,263 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
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 WILL NOT START. RESET CB'S B06, B07 ON P310 PANEL AND 'A03' ON P49 PANEL. NO HELP. INSTALLED NEW BYPASS VALVE SWITCH, NO HELP. CHECKED ACCESSORY CASE MASTER CHIP DETECTOR FOUND LARGE METAL CHUNKS. SUSPECT APU IS SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPS CHK GOOD.