Service difficulty report · Sensor · 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
Sensor
Part number
38762112
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Oil Quantity
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"APU OIL QTY" STATUS MESSAGE SHOWS ON POWER UP. MAT SHOW MESSAGE 49-12860 ACTIVE. EICAS APU OIL QUANTITY INDICATION BLANK, TRIED TO CLEAN OIL QTY SENSOR, NO HELP. APU OIL QUANTITY CHECKED BY SIGHT GAUGE. SHOWS FULL IAW MEL. PN: 295-0002. ALSO O-RING 362-2029. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR PLUG AT FIREWALL BUT NO HELP AND QTY IND BLANK. CHECKED OIL QTY BY SIGHT GAUGE FOUND FULL. LM INFO: SENSOR 295-0002 ON AOG W3742. O-RING 362-2029 ON AOG E5000, FLT 6921-30. REPLACED OIL QUANTITY SENSOR.