Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 12, 2012
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
79,368 hours, 22,853 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APU FLAMEOUT, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FLAMED OUT WHEN ELECTRIC POWER APPLIED. FOUND APU OIL CAP OFF OIL TANK & OIL QTY AT APPROX 2 QTS. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND NO METAL NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHIP DETECTOR AS IT ALSO WAS LEAKING. SERVICED APU OIL QTY TO FULL. APU RAN NORMALLY WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.