Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 11, 2004
Submitted
August 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27200
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Both
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1121 - CREW REPORTED AN OIL ODOR AND HAZE IN THE CABIN WHICH SET OFF THE 2L LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR. THE APU WAS INSPECTED AND NO LEAKS FOUND. THE PACKS WERE OPERATED AT HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH NO ODOR NOTED. THE COMPLAINT WAS REPEATED ON 7/12/04. THE APU WAS AGAIN INSPECTED, AND METAL AS FOUND IN THE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR. THE APU WAS REPLACED. ON 7/23/04, FLT 1274, DIVERTED TO CLT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS DUE TO RESIDUAL OIL FROM THE APU. (M)

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