Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 11, 2013
Submitted
February 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26936
Aircraft time
69,354 hours, 13,005 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Igniter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU START SYS STATUS MSG. MX MSG 49-10690 IGNITION CLUSTER HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUIT IS OPEN. DF PER MEL. INF- :REF: FIM 49-40 & PERFORM TASK 805. RPL NR 2 IGNITOR PLUG REF AMM, ALSO REPLACED IGNITION UNIT AS PRECAUTIONARY & NR 1 IGNITION LEAD, STARTED APU 3 TIMES. NO MESSAGES PRESENT. START NORMAL.