What was found
APU OIL CONSUMPTION ABOVE LIMIT. APU IS INADEQUATE. FOUND GEARBOX, DRIVEN COMPRESSOR LEAKING AT GEARBOX TO COMPRESSOR MATING SURFACE. SUSPECT SEAL NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NO OTHER LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED APU.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2008
- Submitted
- November 19, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N675UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 29243
- Aircraft time
- 29,509 hours, 7,788 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu
- Component part number
- 380029817
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.