Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 31, 2010
Submitted
September 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30029
Aircraft time
32,900 hours, 8,301 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve
Part number
2780540102
Part serial
61
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
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

APU VALVE FAILED TO OPEN FULLY. DUCT PRESSURE ONLY 5 PSI WITH BLEED SWITCH SELECTED OPEN. REPLACED APU AIR SUPPLY SHUTOFF VALVE. OPS CKS NORMAL.