Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
July 27, 2026
Submitted
July 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76065
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29460
Aircraft time
94,308 hours, 14,913 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38006082
Part serial
P1028C
Condition
Faulted
Location
Aft
Part time
24,512 hours, 24,940 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

AFTER PARKING THE APU GENERATOR FAILED. APU THEN PROCEEDED TO FAIL AND ODOR FILLED CABIN WITH SLIGHT HAZY SMOKE FILLING CABIN AS WELL. CREW COMPLETED SMOKE/ODOR IN THE PLANE QUESTIONAIRE ACCOMPLISHED MAGNETIC CHIP COLLECTOR INSPECTION IN REF TO AMM 49-27-25-206-001-001. FOUND LARGE QUANTITY OF SILVER AND NON SILVER PARTICLES FOR THE MIDFRAME SCAVENGE PUMP CHIP DETECTOR. REMOVED APU IAW AMM 49-11-01-004-109-001. INSPECTED FIRE WALL & EFFECTED SYSTEMS PRIOR TO APU INSTALLATION. INSTALLED NEW APU REF AMM 49-11-01/401. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. .REF AMM 49-11-01 , PER RII GMM 09-25-05 AND IDT GMM 09-10-05.