Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 27, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27159
Aircraft time
75,354 hours, 12,186 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Engine
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Component
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

APU INOP. AUTO SHUTDOWN 10 SECONDS AFTER REACHING 95 PERCENT RPM. APU FAULT LIGHT ON. APU WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. APU FAULT EICAS MESSAGE. NO TIME TO T/S ON ACCT OF TOW ACTIVITY WITH THIS ACFT. FOUND HEAVY METAL PARTICLES OVER .050 ON MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP DETECTOR. REPLACED APU IAW AMM.