Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2006
Submitted
December 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
55,335 hours, 20,992 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AFTER RETURN TO GATE FOR SMOKE IN CABIN BEGAN CLEANING APU BLEED COMPONENTS AND DUCTS. FOUND AND CLEANED OIL IN DUCTS AS FAR AS APU FIRE BOTTLE ACCESS DOOR. NEED TO CHECK DUCTS THRU AFT BODY ACCESS DOOR FOR ANY ADDITIONAL OIL. OIL IS PUDDLING IN LOWER SECTIONS OF DUCTS AND IN FLANGES. ALL DUCTS CHECKED AND CLEANED.