Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
May 2, 2010
Submitted
May 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30220
Aircraft time
34,680 hours, 7,605 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4084
Part
Apu
Part number
38005501
Part serial
P1394
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MID BEARING SCAV CHIP DETECTOR HAS LARGE DARK CHUNKS OF PARTICLES ON IT. THIS IS THE APU MID BEARING SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR. APU REPLACED PER MM.