Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 5, 2011
Submitted
June 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
67,854 hours, 25,379 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Packing
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT THE GATE WITH APU RUNNING THE PACKS CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. PACKS WERE TURNED OFF. REPLACED TURBINE BEARING CHIP DETECTOR PACKING. SERVICED OIL TO FULL. RAN APU SEVERAL HOURS, NO LOSS OF OIL. RAN ENGS, CLEARED PACKS OF OIL RESIDUE.