SDR NOCA05410

Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767306

Difficulty date
July 10, 2010
Submitted
July 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765NA
Make and model
Boeing 767306
Aircraft serial
28098
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Cap
Component
Oil Cap
Component part number
436184
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C 765 FLT 404 EN ROUTE TO FRU OUT OF LEJ, FLT CREW ADVISED THE APU OIL QUANTITY IS DECREASING AND EXPECT THE APU TO SHUT DOWN SHORTLY. WITH THE LEFT GENERATOR DEFERRED INOP AND THE LOOSE OF THE APU GENERATOR THE A/C WILL ONLY ONE ELEC SOURCE, AS SUCH THE A/C WILL RETURN TO LEJ. APU OIL LEAK DUE TO FAULTY O-RING AT OIL FILL CAP, FOUND APU OIL CAP DOWN AND LATCHED. SERVICED APU WITH 4 QTS OF OIL AND REPLACED FAULTY O-RING. RAN APU NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECKS OK.