Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 1, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
70,917 hours, 20,394 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Valve
Part number
97980612
Part serial
256
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
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

INSUFFICIENT APU BLEED PRESSURE TO START ENGINES ONLY 15 PSI. REPLACED APU SHUTOFF VALVE (PN 2790598-101 - SN 146), NO HELP. REPLACED FLOW SENSING MODULE, NO HELP. REPLACED APU SURGE VALVE. APU BLEED PRESSURE NORMAL.