Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 15, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
69,396 hours, 12,515 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Apu
Part number
38005501
Part serial
P1073331
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
NR
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.