Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 14, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
88,490 hours, 14,095 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Apu
Part serial
61962331
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 FIELD OFF LIGHT ON AFTER APU REPLACEMENT DURING OPS CHECK. REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL, NO HELP. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN FAULT LIGHT ON OVERTEMP ECU MESSAGE. MR49305 ON-86 OFF159. TRIED TWO FUEL CONTROL UNITS. SAME RESULT. SWAPPED APU CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND IGNITION UNIT, NO HELP. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL PARTS. APU RAN TO 99 PERCENT THEN SPIKES EGT OVER 780 TEMP AND AUTO SHUTS DOWN. REPLACED APU. APU STARTS AND RUNS.