Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 27, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30554
Aircraft time
43,965 hours, 5,342 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Valve
Part number
32908144
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bleed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 BLEED AIR APUC DETECTED LOSS OF ABILITY TO PNEUMATICALLY LOAD APU. MESSAGE IS TRIGGERED BY IGV OR SURGE CONTROL SYSTEM FAULTS. APU BLEED AIR FAULT. APU BLEED WORKS BUT MESSAGE IS LATCHED. SURGE CONTROL VALVE IS IN DISAGREEMENT. REPLACED SURGE VALVE.