Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
78,782 hours, 22,694 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 FAULT FIRST START. HUNG AT 40PCT. SECOND START OKAY. BIT THE BOX, NO FAULTS OR MESSAGES. STARTED APU TWICE AND START NORMAL. RAN APU FOR AN HOUR WITH A FULL ELECTRICAL LOAD. SHUTDOWN NORMAL. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS AND DPI'S. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. OIL QUANTITY OKAY.