Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30212
Aircraft time
56,054 hours, 8,067 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Controller
Part number
S351W200100
Part serial
57
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 CONTROLLER DETECTED FAULT THAT WOULD CAUSE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF APU IN UNATTENDED MODE OPERATION, OR COMPLETE LOSS OF APU CONTROLLER BUSS ACTIVITY (BOTH L AND R 629) FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER THE APU MASTER CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN SECONDS. REPLACED APU CONTROLLER AND STARTER IAW AMM. APU OPS CHECKED NORMAL.