Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 22, 2010
Submitted
October 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
36,329 hours, 4,437 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Part serial
74134
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ON APU START - STATUS MESSAGE APU CONTROL. ELECTRIC STARTER HAS BRUSH WEAR. APU STARTED NORMALLY. REPLACED APU ELECTRIC STARTER AND OPS NORMAL.