Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 75733N

Difficulty date
September 15, 2025
Submitted
September 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N57862
Make and model
Boeing 75733N
Aircraft serial
32586
Aircraft time
65,020 hours, 19,374 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
27,357 hours, 26,539 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS AUTO SHUTDOWN OF APU AFTER CREW NOTICED & WAS INFORMED OF SMOKE & ODOR COMING FROM VENTILATION SYS. CREW SHUTDOWN PACS & APU BLEED FOLLOWED BY APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. STARTED APU, TURNED ON APU BLEED, TURNED PACKS 1 & 2 ON, APU OIL 2197 SMELL & SMOKE FILLED CABIN & COCKPIT. OPEN UP APU COMPARTMENT FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM TOP OF APU GEARBOX COOLING FAN AREA. FOUND GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR FULL OF FERROUS MATERIAL. APU ECB FAULTED APU HIGH OIL TEMP WITH AUTO SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED TAILPIPE & TURBINE WAS DRY. STARTED SECTION G. REMOVE APU. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS G (2) -(14A) REMOVED APU IAW TASK 49-11-01-004-107 PREVIOUS FIREWALL INSPECTION DISCREPANCIES CORRECTED AND FIREWALL, MOUNTS AND SEALS SERVICEABLE PER IDT 09-10-05. COMPLETED APU INSTALL THROUGHT STEP H.2.E PER AMM: 49-11-01-404-108. CONTINUE INSTALL FROM STEP H.2.F AND ON. CONTINUED INSTALLATION OF APU IAW AMM 49-11-01-404-108 FROM STEP 5.H.(2)(F) TO STEP 5.I.(26). ALSO INSTALLED FUEL MANIFOLD DRAIN TANK IAW EC/RA 4911-01104. VERIFIED INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT APU REF MM 49-11-01-404-108 VERIFIED STEPS 5.I.(26) TO 5.I(28) OF MM 49-11-01-404-108 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. GMM 09-25-05.

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