Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 27, 2005
Submitted
March 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
29593
Part
Apu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCO - AFTER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OFF AT FL220 SMOKE IN COCKPIT VERY SUDDEN & EVIDENT. FIRST CLASS F/A SMELLED SMOKE, ROW 26 PASSENGER INFORMED AFT F/A SMOKE SMELLED. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN SMOKE FIRE PROCEDURE TURNING OFF BOTH UTILITY BUS SWITCHES, BOTH RECIRCULATION FAN SWITCHES & RT PACK CONTINUE SELECT. SMOKE PERSISTED 20 PLUS MINUTES THROUGH LANDING. SMOKE DETECTED COCKPIT THEN FIRST CLASS F/A THEN MID CABIN. F/A REPORTED SEEING HAZE IN CABIN. WHILE PREPARING FOR DIVERSION TO MCO NOTICED LEFT HAND ENGINE VIBRATION 3.0 (AMBER) IN NR 1 POSITION. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMAL IN DESCENT TO MCO. REPLACED APU, & REPLACED VIBRATION ACCELEROMETER TRANSMITTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.