Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24624
Aircraft time
55,955 hours, 20,964 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED DUE TO APU OIL SERVICE INDICATION AND INOPERATIVE LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR. R GEN DF'D INOP AND APU OIL WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO DISPATCH. APU STARTED TO HAVE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION LATER IN FLIGHT DUE TO LEAKS. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OR REPORTS OF OIL FROM SEAL DRAINS, LOSS IS THRU TAILPIPE - LIKELY SCAVENGER PUMP FAILURE. REPLACED APU.