Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
August 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29239
Aircraft time
53,466 hours, 14,062 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Valve
Part number
97980612
Part serial
219
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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 AUTOSHUTDOWN TWICE PRIOR TO STARTING NR 2 ENGINE. AUDIBLE VIBRATION AND COMPRESSOR STALL. MOTORED NR 1 ENGINE ALL PARAMETERS GOOD. AS SOON AS DEMAND WAS REMOVED APU AUTO SHUTDOWN WITH VIBRATION AND SURGE. REPLACED SURGE VALVE IAW MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD THROUGH 4 ENGINE STARTS.