Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30224
Aircraft time
39,759 hours, 4,894 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38005501
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

APU HAD 2 AUTOSHUTDOWNS DURING CREW PREFLIGHT WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE 49-10270. OIL QTY NORMAL. FOUND LARGE SILVER COLOR METAL PARTICLES ON OIL SUMP MAGNETIC CHIP COLLECTOR. ALL OTHERS CHIP COLLECTORS CLEAN. ALSO MAIN OIL FILTER CONTAMINATED. REINSTALLED OIL FILTERS AND CHIP DETECTORS. REPLACED APU IAW MM.