Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 2, 2010
Submitted
July 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
35,741 hours, 7,904 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Sensor
Part number
3876217138762181
Condition
Faulty
Location
Inlet & Total Pr
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LOUD PNEUMATIC NOISE RUMBLE IN AREA OF DOOR 3 AFTER STARTER CUT-OUT, APU IN USE. FLT CREW SOP IS TO START BOTH ENGINES AT THE SAME TIME. APPLIED MEL APU PNEUMATICS INOP FOR ENGINE START. REPLACED APU SURGE VALVE AND APU CHECK VALVE AS REQUIRED PER LM. OPERATED APU FOR DUAL ENGINE START STILL HEARD RUMBLING. RUMBLED LESS WITH PACKS OFF AND A DUAL START. PACKS ON RUMBLED A LOT. DUE TO CHRONIC SUSPECTED APU PNEUMATIC SURGE AT DUAL ENGINE START AT STARTER CUTOUT, ACCOMPLISHING THE FOLLOWING: AT THE APU PNEUMATIC CLUSTER, REPLACING THE INLET PRESSURE SENSOR, THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE TOTAL PRESSURE SENSOR. O-RING (9 EA) ALSO REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION. ITEMS REPLACED. ACCOMPLISHED DUAL ENGINE START SEQUENCE 3 TIMES WITH THE PACKS SELECTED ON. NO RUMBLING PRESENT AT ENGINE STARTER CUTOUT. ENG STARTS OKAY.