Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28810
Aircraft time
49,790 hours, 6,067 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Controller
Part number
8004852010
Part serial
1
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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' EICAS STATUS MSG DISPLAYED. APU AUTO FAULT SHUT DOWN WHILE SW IS IN ON POS, OR SW IN STOP POS AND NO FAULT INDICATION WITH RPM GREATER THAN 95% (APU AUTO EVENT) CREW COMMENTS: APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. REPLACED APU. AFTER APU REPLACEMENT, APU SURGES DURING SHUTDOWN AND AFTER ENG START. APU PNEUMATICS INOP, ELECTRICAL CHECKS NORMAL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AIR SUPPLY CONTROL AND TEST UNIT (ASCTU) FAILED, REPLACED SAME. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT APU PNEUMATICS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL IN WITH ALL PACKS AND HYDRAULICS IN HIGH DEMAND.