Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 5, 2026
Submitted
January 7, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19141
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30354
Aircraft time
88,949 hours, 21,079 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
380029813
Part serial
P1514
Condition
Faulted
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER STARTING APU & DISCONNECTING GROUND POWER, CREW & PAX SAW & SMELLED SMOKE. WAS WHITE & HAD A BURNING ELECT ODOR. APU SHUTDOWN AUTOMATICALLY & CREW POWERED DOWN ADDITIONAL SYS. PERFORMED APU MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR INSP, FOUND METAL ON COMPRESSION BEARING & DRAIN CHIP DETECTOR. REMOVED APU IAW AMM 49-11-01-004-001. INSTALLED APU UP TO & INCLUDING STEP F(43) IAW AMM 49-11-01-404-246. C/W RII REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF APU UP TO & INCLUDING STEP F(43) IAW AMM 49-11-01-404-246. PERFORMED APU INSTALLATION FROM STEP F(43) IAW AMM 49-11-01-404-246 TO COMPLETION. PERFORMED OPS & LEAK CHKD IAW AMM 49-11-00-802-001. NO LEAKS OR FAULTS NOTED. OK TO CONTINUE C/W RII INSP OF APU OPS. & LEAK CHKD GOOD.