Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 27, 2010
Submitted
December 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30024
Aircraft time
41,843 hours, 11,294 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Apu
Part number
380029817
Part serial
62025331
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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 WITH SMOKING TAILPIPE, NO FIRE WARNING. INSPECTED TAILPIPE & APU COMPARTMENT, NO OIL OR FUEL LEAK NOTED. AFTER APU SHUTDOWN, NOTED OIL QTY AT .5 QUARTS. SERVICED TO FULL WITH 3 QUARTS BUT NO TIME TO RESTART & TROUBLESHOOT BEFORE DEPARTURE. APU UNIT-PROPER & APU COMPARTMENT DRY, NO COMPONENT FAILURES NOTED. OIL NOTED DRIPPING FROM DRAIN MAST NR 1 ON SHUTDOWN, BUT CEASED. OIL CONSUMPTION WITHIN LIMITS AT .118 AVG. CLEARED HISTORY IN FADEC, STARTED APU, NORMAL START, SMOKED EXCESSIVELY OUT TAILPIPE. CHECKED DRAIN LINES AFTER SHUTDOWN, LEAKING FUEL AND OIL FROM FUEL CONTROL, LUBE PUMP IGV, ACTUATOR DRAIN FWD NR 1 LINE. REPLACED APU, OPS CK NORMAL PER JRH.