Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 16, 2012
Submitted
July 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
56,663 hours, 15,862 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Controller
Part number
211734220
Part serial
143
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INITIAL APU DUCT PRESS 18 PSI L-R. CYCLED APU OFF-ON AND TURN ON L PACK TO GET PRESS TO 30.MAINT TEXT: SUSPECT 'SURGE CONT VLV OR FLOW CONTROL MODULE' DUE TO EXTREMELY SLOW TO ACCEL DURING START. REPLACED APU FLOW SENSING MODULE. DUCT PRESS NOW NO LOAD 34, BOTH PACKS 24, LT OR RT PACK 28, MES 30. STILL HAVE SLOW ACCEL DURING APU START. GENERATED NEW ITEM TO COVER THIS ITEM. REPLACED APU CONTROLLER. REPLACED APU.