Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26928
Aircraft time
65,560 hours, 9,372 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 APUC DETECTED FAULT THAT WOULD CAUSE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN OF APU IN UNATTENDED MODE OPERATION, OR COMPLETE LOSS OF APUC BUS ACTIVITY (BOTH L AND R 629) FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER THE APU MASTER CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN SECONDS. FAULT CAME OUT DURING TAXIING. CYC- :ERASED STATUS MSG, PROLONG OPS CHECKED APU. OPS NORMAL, NO ACTIVE FAULT NOTED, OK TO CONTINUE.