Service difficulty report · Charger · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
December 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
54,053 hours, 15,137 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Charger
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU BLEED PRESS SHOWS 0 TO MAX OF 4 PSI. SELECTED BLEED SWITCH TO OFF VALVE CLOSED NORMALLY. AFTER A REVIEW OF HISTORY AND TROUBLESHOOTING, FOLLOWED SERVICE TIP 49-11-00 PAGE 200A. ECU MSG. REVERSE FLOW. REPLACED APU BATTERY CHARGER PER AMM, CHK'D GOOD. APU STARTED AND RAN NORMAL, PNEUMATICS OPS. NORMAL, SHUT DOWN CHK'D. ECU NO MSG'S. REACTIVATED SYSTEM PER MEL 3611G.