Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
65,994 hours, 11,938 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38005501
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

CREW COMPLAINED OF STRONG ODOR IN CABIN WITH APU BLEED AND PACKS ON. SUSPECT OIL ODOR COMING FROM APU. ACCOMPLISHED TASK 49-10-808. FOUND LOAD CONTROL VALVE WITH OIL LEAK AND OIL FROM TAILPIPE, NO OIL IN OIL TANK, HAVE STATUS MESSAGE APU AND APU OIL SHOWS 0 .00 ON EICAS. ADDED 6.0 QUARTS OIL ENTERED INTO OIL SVC. RAN APU AFTER 10 MINUTES OIL QUANTITY DOWN 1.5 QUARTS. APU REPLACED.