Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 13, 2012
Submitted
August 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
77,762 hours, 22,417 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Module
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu Flow Control
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

APU AUTO SHUT DOWN TWICE WITH FAULT LIGHT ON. APU ECU HAD 3 START ABORTED FAULTS, 1 REVERSE FLOW FAULT. CLEAR ECU FAULTS. AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING ENGINES IN A 40 MPH TAIL WIND. PULLED BACK TO GATE. AFTER CLEARING FAULTS APU STARTED NORMALLY. APU INLET DOOR ACTUATOR PULLED AND SAFETIED. DID NOT ACCOMPLISH PARA. B ACFT DOOR OPEN. REPLACED FLOW CONTROL MODULE. NO FAULTS OR SHUTDOWNS NOTED.