Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Boeing 76731K

Difficulty date
August 29, 2019
Submitted
September 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1487A
Make and model
Boeing 76731K
Aircraft serial
28865
Aircraft time
85,812 hours, 17,386 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
97980612
Part serial
P158C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 FAILED TO START AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, APU FAULT LIGHT DISPLAYED. PERFORMED ECU BITE IAW B767 FIM 49-11 F/T 987, NO FAULTS NOTED. RESET PER FIM, APU STARTS FIRST ATTEMPT IAW AMM 49-11-00. PACK AND ELECTRICAL LOAD NORMAL. APU INOP DUE TO AUTO SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU SURGE CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 49-53-01. OPS CHECK NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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