Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
37,272 hours, 4,544 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Plug
Part number
38445181
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Apu Gearbox
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND APU GEARBOX DRAIN PLUG OVER TORQUED. DRAIN PLUG DAMAGED NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APU WAS DRAINED OF OIL AND PLUG WAS TEMPORARILY INSTALLED TO FILL HOLE WHERE PLUG GOES. TALKED WITH APU CONTROLLER ABOUT PLUG. PLUG IS HELD IN WITH SAFETY WIRE TO KEEP IN POSITION. REPLACED DRAIN CHIP DETECTOR PLUG. FILLED APU WITH OIL, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.