Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30556
Aircraft time
42,165 hours, 5,147 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Part serial
102
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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 CONTROL STATUS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. TROUBLESHOT APU CONTROL FAULT. SYSTEM SHOWED LATCHED FAULT AND ACTIVE WITH "ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR BRUSH WEAR". REPLACED ELECTRIC STARTER PER MM, OPS GOOD. STARTED APU 3 TIMES WITH NO FAULTS AND MESSAGE NOT ACTIVE.