Service difficulty report · Impeller · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
August 22, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27805
Part
Impeller
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
331200ER
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENROUTE, OIL ODOR IN ACFT INTERIOR. BEGAN DURING DESCENT & REMAINED STRONG AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN & APU POWERING BOTH PACKS. REPLACED THE APU. HEAVY IMPACT DAMAGE TO INLET GUIDE VANES, LC SOUND ATTENUATOR PANEL, & LC IMPELLER. NORMAL OPERATIONAL WEAR THROUGHOUT EC & TURBINE SECTIONS. THE CONDITION OF THE LOAD COMPRESSOR IS CONSISTENT WITH INGESTION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT. DUE TO THE DAMAGE, THE LOAD COMPRESSOR IMPELLER EXPERIENCED AN OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION COMPROMISING THE LOAD COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL'S ABILITY TO BLOCK OIL MIGRATION INTO THE BLEED AIR.

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