Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 21, 2010
Submitted
February 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30028
Aircraft time
32,733 hours, 8,303 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Apu
Part number
380029817
Part serial
61357331
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

2 APU START ATTEMPTS NO START WITH APU FAULT LIGHT. BITE CHECKED THE ECU. HAVE AUTOSHUTDOWN. NO COMPONENT FAULT. WILL NOT START. REPLACED APU. REPLACED APU BATTERY CHARGER PER SERVICE TIP DUE TO APU NO START AND PNEUMATIC FLUCTUATIONS. OP CHECKS GOOD FOR ONE START AND APU FAILED AND AUTO SHUTDOWN AFTER SECOND START, WITH APU FAULT AND GEN FILTER FAULT. FOUND GEN DIFF PRESS SWITCH BAD. READS OPEN WITH NO PRESS AND VARYING OHMS WHILE TAPPED, 16OHMS TO INFINITE. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH.