Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 21, 2022
Submitted
December 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
100,040 hours, 17,780 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
NA
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

CAPT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND AFT GALLEY. AIR RETURN. CREW NOTICED THE ODOR & TURNED APU BLEED OFF, APU WAS NOT RUNNING. C BLEED AIR ISLN IAW 49-10 TASK 808 SMOKE INSPECTION PERFORMED APU INSPECTION. ONCE IN COCKPIT, NOTICED PACKS, STRONGER. ONCE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, F/A IN AFT GALLEY VALVE OFF, L PACK OFF, L TRIM AIR OFF. NOTICED THE AMM 49-21-00 UP TO STEP B)3)B, FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION AT AIR APU BLEED WERE OFF. HE CYCLED APU BLEED AND BOTH PACKS TO ON. HE REPORTED SMELL AND A CLEAR/WHITE HAZE IN THE AIR. FIRST OFFICER SMOKE/SMELL STARTED TO DISSIPATE. WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE. REPLACED APU