Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 27, 2010
Submitted
April 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
34,964 hours, 7,716 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Actuator
Part number
R53653
Part serial
41
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 DOOR APU INLET DOOR IS NOT IN COMMANDED POSITION. STATUS REPLACED APU CONTROLLER. FOUND MAINT MESSAGES 149-18801, 49-14120, 49 -14110, 49-17001, 49-12990 AND FAULT CODE 49600100 ON SEVERAL LEGS, APU INLET DOOR INDICATIONS NORMAL AS SHOWN ON EICAS MAINT PAGES, STARTED APU THREE TIMES AND RUN PACKS AND ELECTRICAL, ALL WERE NORMAL. RE-OPENED BY OPBLM ON 28MAR10 FOR: HIT AGAIN AT DEPARTURE. REF: FIM 49-10 & PERFORMED TASK 804 FOR FAULT CODE 49-17001 & ASSOCIATED FAULT 49-14120. APU INLET DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED. SUSPECT INTERMITTENT. CYCLED DOOR 8 TIMES, STARTED APU FOUR TIMES.