Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 6, 2007
Submitted
June 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
41,383 hours, 6,202 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

RTFL WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. [07-06-07] FOUND MAT MSG 49-11150 "APU CONTROLLER FAILED". CONTINUED TROUBLE SHOOTING & DETERMINED SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS APU. REPLACED GTCP331-500B APU. ACCOMPLISHED APU VERIFICATION FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. SUSPECT INTERNAL APU FAILURE ALLOWED SMOKE TO ENTER BLEED AIR SYSTEM.