Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
August 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
68,469 hours, 25,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
675
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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

STATUS MSG APU OIL QTY LIGHT CAME ON 2.8 HRS INTO FLT. APU RAN FOR GEN MEL ITEM. MAINT TEXT: NO APU LEAKS UPON ARRIVAL. SERVICED 1.5 QTS OIL IN APU. RAN APU AND FOUND NO LEAKS. TAIL PIPE DRY. HUNG START AT 40 PERCENT WITH AUTO SHUT DOWN TWICE. REPLACED APU BATTERY.