What was found
APU BLEED VALVE AND DUCTS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE APU LOAD COMPRESSOR SEAL FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 737800*
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 3,998 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.