Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 3, 2011
Submitted
August 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26641
Aircraft time
74,800 hours, 21,572 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
2087
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
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 FAILED TO START. FAULT LGT ILLUM AND EICAS MSG. APU FAULT DISPLAYED. SECOND ATTEMPT INDICATES (SLOW ACCEL, HUNG START). CREW COMMENTS: APU FAULT AFTER LANDING. APU BAT VOLTS AT 15V. REPLACED APU BATTERY PER MM, GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.