Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 3, 2011
Submitted
December 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
40,656 hours, 8,767 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Apu
Part number
38005501
Part serial
P1235331
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
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

SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER APU STARTED AND PACKS ON SMOKE STOP W-PACKS OFF. DEFERRED APU BLEED. OPS BOTH PACKS ON GRD AIR, FOUND NEGATIVE ODOR OR SMOKE. CK FOR POSSIBLE APU BLEED CONTAMINATION. RAN APU AND PACKS. FOUND SMELL OF OIL. CANNOT ACCESS APU BECAUSE APU DOOR LATCH BROKEN. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PACKS TO CLEAN OUT SMELL FIM 49-10 & PERFORM TASK 808. CHK FOR FOREIGN SOURCE OF FLUID & RPR OR RPL. IF NEED APU PCN: 295-9100. INCLD FNDG'S IN ACP W-U. REPLACED APU PER MM, OPS CKD OKAY.