Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 2, 2011
Submitted
November 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
61,765 hours, 8,757 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Apu
Part number
38005501
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVAL APU OIL AT 1.3 WITH APU RUNNING. AFTER SHUTDOWN QTY TO 0.0. SIGHT GAUGE SHOWS NO OIL IN APU . SVC OIL. CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. APU QTY NOW READS 7.2. APU STARTS NORMALLY. APU QUICK INSPECTION SHOWED NO OBVIOUS LEAKS EXTERNALLY OR TAILPIPE OIL. APU OIL QTY LOW LEVEL SENSOR DETECTS LESS THAN 3.5 QUARTS OR SENSOR FAILURE. LSV APU LEFT WITH A MINOR INTERNAL OIL LEAK THAT WAS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS THAT MAY HAVE GROWN. RPL APU PER AMM 49-11-01 PCN: 295-9100. TSM 490000-810 TASK 979 & CALCULATE HOC AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MECH & TOMC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT APU MAY HAVE WINDMILLED DUE TO INLET DOOR REMAINED OPENED. ASSURE NO OIL EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE OF HOC INCLD FNDGS IN ACP W-U.