Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 19, 2018
Submitted
June 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55029
Aircraft time
47,087 hours, 32,600 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, AS PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANING , F/A NOTIFIED COCKPIT OF SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE PASSENGERS CONTINUED TO EXIT NORMALLY. MIST SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM AFT CABIN AND WORK FORWARD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE APU CAVITY OIL SOAKED. THE APU OIL QUANTITY WAS BELOW THE ADD LEVEL. SERVICED APU OIL AND WHEN STARTING THE APU, THE GEARBOX MADE CLANKING NOISES AND A STEADY STREAM OF OIL AND SLUDGE CAME FROM THE COMPRESSOR DRAIN AND GENERATOR PAD. THE APU GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR HAS METAL PRESENT INDICATING APU GEARBOX FAILURE. APU WAS REPLACED PER WORKCARD 5352-4013 ON LP #4335907. PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT PER B-717 AMM 21-54-00. REPLACED BOTH COALESCE BAGS PER AMM 21-54-08. NO SMOKE OR FUMES NOTED. REFER TO LP 4335908 FOR VERIFICATION FLIGHT.

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