Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 25, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26666
Aircraft time
59,335 hours, 21,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN, FLIGHT DIVERTED. APU PNEUMATICS HAS STRONG OIL ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. FOUND APU OIL SMELL VERY NOTICEABLE WITH RT PACK ON. ISOLATED RT AND LT ENGINE BLEEDS NO OIL SMELL DETECTED IN FD OR CABIN. HIGH POWER RUN CHECKED GOOD WITH ENGINE BLEEDS. INSPECTED APU AND PACK COMPARTMENTS NO VISIBLE OIL LEAKS NOTED. REMOVED APU DUCT AT APU COMPARTMENT FOUND DRY. APU SWITCH PLAC. THIS APU HAS NO HISTORY OF OIL USAGE AND IAW THE ABOVE STATEMENT THAT APU DUCT WAS FOUND DRY PLEASE VERIFY THAT APU IS PUTTING OIL IN PACK SYS BEFORE REPLACING APU.