Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 12, 2013
Submitted
June 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26947
Aircraft time
72,158 hours, 12,758 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Starter
Part number
27044425
Part serial
815
Condition
Faulty
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

ON APU START UP, WITH BATTERY VOLTAGE AT 31 VOLTS, APU NO LIGHT OFF. NO ROTATION. APUC MESSAGE RPM BELOW 7% AND AUTO SHUT DOWN. NO BATTERY VOLTAGE DROP WHILE CRANKING. REPLACED APU STARTER PER MM. ALSO REPLACED APUC PER MM. APU STARTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT WITH ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS.