Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26931
Aircraft time
62,919 hours, 8,925 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38005501
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU GENERATOR HAS EXTERNAL OIL LEAK. REMOVED GENERATOR PER MM UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING TASK 5 OR FILTER CHECK PER NOTE AT THE TOP OF PAGE 403 OF MM (FILTER NOT CHECKED YET). REPLACED GENERATOR WITH ROBBED GEN RAN APU FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM HAIRLINE CRACK IN GEAR BOX. REPLACED APU, OPS AND LEAK CHECK OKAY.