Service difficulty report · Control System · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
50,116 hours, 13,959 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU FAILED TO START. FAULT LIGHT ILLUM AND EICAS MSG. APU FAULT DISPLAYED. SECOND ATTEMPT INDICATES (SLOW ACCEL, HUNG START). CREW COMMENTS: APU HUNG AT 44 PERCENT ON 3 ATTEMPTS APU INOP. RESET APU CONTROL AND START BREAKERS. STARTED APU SEVERAL TIMES, NO PROBLEMS.