Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 24, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28749
Aircraft time
56,473 hours, 15,824 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Apu
Part number
331200E
Part serial
60227331
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 FAULT FAILED TO START FIRST ATTEMPT. ACCMP'D BITE ON ECU, HAD ABORTED START. STARTER CIRCUIT FAULT. CREW STARTED APU ON SECOND TRY. START CONTACTOR, E-STARTER, START RELAY, ECU AND APU BAT CHRGR HAS BEEN REPLACED. HISTORY INDICATES THAT APU ESN 60227 WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT 5439 FOR SAME CHRONIC REASON & PASSED TEST CELL DIAG. HOWEVER PREVIOUS VISIT HAD IGV LINKAGE PROB. REPLACE APU. REPLACED APU PER TOD MM, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK OKAY.