Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
February 7, 2010
Submitted
October 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
29428
Aircraft time
35,813 hours, 12,244 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Faulty
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

STL - INFLIGHT ORD-DFW. CREW REPORTED 2 AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS ALARMED THEN SMOKE DEVELOPED ON THE CABIN NEAR ROWS 9 TO 14. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED STL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND OIL IN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT BLEED AIR DUCT. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.