Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 1, 2010
Submitted
June 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30029
Aircraft time
31,809 hours, 8,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Apu
Part number
380029817
Part serial
61565331
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN WHEN PACKS TURNED OFF, PRIOR TO ENG START. PNEU PRESS DROPS CLOSE TO ZERO WHEN PACKS SWITCHED OFF. REPEAT W-U. BIT CONTROLLER. FOUND REVERSE FLOW FAULT. REPLACED APU. CLEARED CONTROLLER FAULT. WITH ELEC AND PNEU LOAD, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SHUTDOWN, TURNING PACKS ON-OFF AND MOTORING ENGS.