Service difficulty report · Battery · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 31, 2012
Submitted
September 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
78,306 hours, 22,566 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Battery
Part number
18550000
Part serial
760
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON APU CONTROLLER, NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU AND EXHAUST TAIL PIPE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DURING APU START BATTERY VOLTS DROP TO 15V AND 36 AMPS. REPLACED BATTERY PER AMM. RAN APU THREE TIMES, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.