Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
January 8, 2015
Submitted
January 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28480
Aircraft time
49,180 hours, 16,414 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT PACK IS PRODUCING VERY STRONG BURNING OIL ODOR. VERIFIED ODOR WITH LT PACK OPERATING. ODOR WAS THE STRONGEST DURING DESCENT. IAW FIM 21-00-01 301 OPENED LT ENG & DISCONNECTED HIGH STAGE DUCT, MOTORED ENGINE. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OIL ODOR AT ENGINE. REINSTALLED HIGH STAGE DUCT & CLOSED LT ENGINE COWLING IAW MM 78-31-00-2-3 AT BLOCK IN BOTH LT & RT ENGINE OIL LEVELS AT 18 & APU AT FULL. FOUND APU COMPARTMENT CONTAMINATED WITH GLYCOL. REMOVED APU PNEUMATIC SUPPLY DUCT & INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE NOTED. REINSTALLED DUCT IAW SMP. REMOVED PNEUMATIC SUPPLY DUCTS AT THE INLET TO THE PACK CATALYTIC CONVERTERS & INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE NOTED. REINSTALLED DUCTS IAW SMP. STARTED APU & COMPLIED WITH LEAK CHECK OF REINSTALLED DUCTING, LEAK CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED PACK BURN, OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL, IAW MM 21-00-01-2. NO OIL ODOR NOTED FROM EITHER PACK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.