Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 3, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Aircraft time
90,088 hours, 14,361 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Apu
Part number
331200E
Part serial
61565331
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN, FLT DIVERTED. REPLACED APU FMU. PREVIOUS HISTORY. ACP ECU BITE FOUND AUTO SHUTDOWN LOP MESSAGES. DURING LEAK CHECKS FOUND FMU ATTACHMENT FLANGE CASTING LEAKING UNDER PRESSURE FROM HAIRLINE CRACK. REPLACED APU. OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED APU. OPS CHECKS GOOD.