Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
November 29, 2015
Submitted
December 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
31477
Aircraft time
56,519 hours, 7,052 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
53,510 hours, 6,897 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT GATE WITH CREW ON BOARD & BEFORE PAX BOARDING, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, WHICH MOVED INTO THE JET BRIDGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REDUCTION IN APU OIL QTY & FOLLOWED BY APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. R & R APU IAW MCM WC 49-94-11. OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. APU ENGINEERING REPORTS OIL LEAK DUE TO ECS-EC CARBON SEAL FAILURE.