Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
October 13, 2016
Submitted
October 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701DN
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29740
Aircraft time
44,160 hours, 3,881 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
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

CHEMICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SOME CONTAMINATION AT APU SURGE VALVE, DUCT AND LOAD COMPRESSOR. RAN PACK WITH ENGINES RUNNING. NO APU BLEED NO NOTICEABLE SMELL. FORWARD TO MCO/PLACARD. APU WAS REPLACED DUE TO SUSPECTED INTERNAL OIL LEAK LOAD CARBON SEAL. SYSTEM OPERATION IS NORMAL. MCO/PLAC REMOVED.