Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26706
Aircraft time
64,102 hours, 22,435 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Apu
Part number
331200E
Part serial
61750331
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
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

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE WHILE BROADING PASSENGERS. APU CONFIRMED FAILURE. APU PNEUMATIC DUCT FROM APU FWD BULKHEAD TO STA 1743 NEEDS CLEANING DUE TO OIL INSIDE OF DUCT CAUSED BY APU MALFUNCTION. FOUND KEVLAR, MATERIAL (FOD) IN INLET OF OLD APU INLET SCREEN, NEED TO INVESTIGATE SOURCE, BEFORE INSTALLATION OF NEW APU. INSPECTED INLET DUCT, FOUND NO DETERIORATION. APU INLET DOOR APPEARS TO BE CHANGED IN RECENT HISTORY. SUSPECT LEFT OVER MATERIAL FROM OLD APU INLET DOOR. FIREWALL INSP COMPLETED, APU AIR INLET EXAMINED, FOUND GOOD. CABIN RECIRC FILTERS NEED TO BE RPL'D. RPL'D LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRCULATING FILTERS.