Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 25, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26892
Aircraft time
50,495 hours, 5,798 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Charger
Part number
425402
Part serial
297
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Battery
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

BEFORE DEPARTURE TOLD BY CREW THAT APU BATTERY NOT CHARGING. REPLACED APU CHARGER PER MM, NO HELP. NUISANCE MESSAGE. VERIFIED EICAS ADVISORY MESSAGE APU DISCHARGE BLINKS IN & OUT. ALSO THE EICAS MAINT PAGE ( CH 24) SHOWED APU CHARGE & APU DISCHARGE BLINKS. ABOVE VERIFICATION WAS WITH APU RUNNING & STANDBY POWER SWITCHED TO BAT POSITION. T-S REF WDM, SUGGEST REPLACING APU BATTERY CHARGER DISABLE RELAY (R7218). ALSO REF MM SPECIFIC TO THIS RELAY REPLACE. ACCOMPLISHED COMPLETE STANBBY POWER TEST, ALL TESTS NORMAL. ALSO TESTED APU BATTERY. BATTERY DISCHARGES AND CHARGES NORMALLY.