Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
36144161
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
2,272 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

SMOKE IN AFT AND F0RWARD CABIN AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 37,000 FEET. SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE AT 24,000 FEET IN DESCENT AND CLEAR AT 10,000 FEET. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHX. THE APU HAD A SEVERE COOLING FAN FAILURE WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE INLET PLENUM, CONTAMINATING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE COOLING FAN HAD THE SHROUDED ROTOR. THE APU ALSO SUSTAINED FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR IMPELLERS. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 2,599.