Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 1, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29236
Aircraft time
41,302 hours, 11,461 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Apu
Part number
380029817
Part serial
60148331
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO START APU, RTFL. APU ALTITUDE NO START. APU ROTATES BUT NO EGT INDICATIONS DURING START. VERIFIED APU OIL IN SERVICE BAND AT SIGHT GAUGE. BITE CHECK FAULTS "HOT OIL TEMP". FOUND METAL ON GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR. CLEANED DETECTOR. RAN APU AND GOT MORE METAL ON DETECTOR. NEEDS APU. REPLACED APU WITH SERVICEABLE APU. OPS CHECK IS GOOD.