Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
43,332 hours, 11,313 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Controller
Part number
211734220
Part serial
78
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AT ENGINE SPIN UP, PNEUMATIC PRESS DROPPED OFF. ENGINE START ABORTED, APU DIED. ON GATE, NO MESSAGE ON CONTROLLER, CHIP DETECTORS CLEAN. APU STARTED, PNEU PRESSURE NORMAL, THEN SHUT OFF BY ITSELF, FOLLOWED BY APU SHUTDOWN. REPLACED APU CONTROLLER. REPLACED SURGE CONTROL VALVE PER MM. MOTORED NR 1 ENGINE AND LOAD WITH PACK. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL.