Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 30, 2012
Submitted
August 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28751
Aircraft time
53,051 hours, 14,871 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Exciter
Part number
106170756
Part serial
75
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 HAD SHUTDOWN, FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EICAS MESSAGE. APU FAULT DISPLAYED. THREE FAILED START ATTEMPTS ALL HUNG AT 25 PCT RPM BEFORE AUTO ABORT. FOUND NO SPARK ON APU ENGINE START, REPLACED EXCITER BOX AND LEAD, OPS CHECKED GOOD.