Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 20, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26946
Aircraft time
62,002 hours, 8,992 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Part serial
14
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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 WON'T START PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. APU SPEED DID NOT REACH 7 PERCENT, CAUSED AUTO SHUT-DOWN, MUST ACCOMPLISH FIM 49-40 TASK 812, A BATTERY DISCHARGE OF APPROX 100 AMPS IS NECESSARY FOR ELECT. STARTER MOTOR TO TURN ABOVE 7 PERCENT SPEED, IF ELECT. STARTER MOTOR GETS LESS THAN 100 AMPS, THEN THE APU MAY NOT REACH 7 PERCENT SPEED AND THE CAUSE OF THIS MAINT. MESSAGE TO SHOW IS AN ELECTRICAL FAULT. START FIM 49-40 TASK 812 AT PARA "C".