Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 18, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
25,331 hours, 9,326 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
11,992 hours, 11,186 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38845622E
Part serial
779553001R
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEN UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. *S/D* APU HAD MASSIVE COOLING FAN FAILURE, METAL IN THE SYSTEM. OIL WAS SUCKED INTO THE APU INLET PLENUM THROUGH THE COOLING FAN DUCT CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE APU WILL BE DISASSEMBLED FOR OVERHAUL.