Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 29, 2012
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26706
Aircraft time
64,103 hours, 22,436 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Apu
Part serial
61750331
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL220 FLIGHT REPORTED MID LAV SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED. GRAY HAZE IN CABIN. OIL CONTAMINATION RMVL DUE TO RECENT BLEED DUCT CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY APU OIL LOSS. APU REMOVED AND REPLACED, ACCP TOD MM49- 11-01, UP TO AND INCLUDING, INSTALLATION STEP 5, ITEM 5, PAGE 408. COMPLETED APU INSTALLATION.