Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26945
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
O-Ring
Part number
M83241158
Condition
Cut
Location
Apu
Component
M83241145
Stage of operation
CL
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

TWENTY MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. RT AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS SHUT DOWN AND SMOKE SUBSIDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EWR. *S/D* APU (P/N 3800550-1), (S/N P1054), THE LOAD COMPRESSOR DISASSEMBLY YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: BEARING HOUSING HAD EVIDENCE OF OIL STREAKING FROM THE PARTING SURFACE TO THE AIR INLET. BEARING HOUSING O-RING (M8324-1-158) WAS ROLLED AND HAD A SECTION CUT (SLICED) FROM THE OD APPROX .25 INCH LONG. BEARING CARRIER O-RING (M8324-1-145) CUT (SLICED) IN 3 DIFFERENT SECTIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES OF O-RING MATERIAL REMOVED.