Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 3, 2017
Submitted
March 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Aircraft time
70,717 hours, 25,154 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP331200E
Part serial
P2569
Condition
Making Metal
Location
N/A
Part time
7,121 hours, 15,602 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU FAILED IN FLIGHT. RESET, AND IT FAILED AGAIN. ATTEMPTED RUN/LEAK CHECK, APU WOULD NOT RUN. INTEROGATED ECU AND FOUND LOW OIL PRESSURE FAULT AGAIN. INSPECTED GEAR BOX MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR IAW AMM 49-27-04-2, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS. REINSTALLED MCD. REMOVED OIL PRESSURE FILTER HOUSING AND FILTER ELEMENT IAW AMM 49-27-03-2. FOUND METAL PARTICLES INBEDDED IN FILTER AND VERY FINE METALIC PARICLES IN BOTTOM OF FILTER HOUSING. REPLACED THE FILTER ELEMENT. APU RUNNING NORMAL IAW JRH AND AMM 49-11-00-6. NO FURTHER METAL FOUND ON GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AFTER SEVERAL GROUND RUNS. RETURNING APU TO SERVICE.