Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 23, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
68,325 hours, 19,887 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Part number
K10338K10399
Condition
Faulty
Location
Pwr Xfer Unit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EICAS MESSAGE 'POWER XFER UNIT' IS DISPLAYED. SHOWED UP AFTER ENGINE START. RT ENG STARTED 1ST. DID NOT SHOW "STATUS" ON LOWER EICAS. NUISANCE MESSAGE. FAILED PTU TEST. CHANGED PRESS SWITCH S10540, PTU CONTROL VALVE AND NR1 ENGINE SPEED CARD, NO HELP. CONTINUING TO TROUBLESHOOT. REPLACED K10338, K10399, AND CONNECTOR D6240. MESSAGE NO LONGER DISPLAYED. PTU NOW OPERATES NORMALLY.