Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 76733AER

Difficulty date
May 8, 2009
Submitted
May 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583HA
Make and model
Boeing 76733AER
Aircraft serial
25531
Aircraft time
74,536 hours, 13,587 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
43,871 hours, 20,343 cycles
Component
Apu
Component part number
3800298
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU AUTO SHUTDOWN DURING START. FAULT LIGHT AND APU OIL QTY STATUS MESSAGE. T/S PER FIM FOUND OIL COMING OUT OF FUEL DRAIN LINE. ADDED 4 QTS OF OIL. PER ENGINEERING REMOVED APU PER TASK CARD M266-767. DUE TO APU AUTO SHUTDOWN AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE.

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