Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 9, 2018
Submitted
July 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29515
Aircraft time
57,477 hours, 23,146 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, APU SHUT DOWN WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE ILLUMINATED WHILE AT FL370. RESTART ATTEMPTED AT 270 BUT DID NOT REMAIN RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE SERVICED APU OIL TO FULL. FOUND SIGHT GLASS DARKENED, CARMELIZED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHECK OIL LEVEL, TECH SCHELDULED FOR SIGHT GLASS REPLACEMENT, APU BITE NO FAULTS, NO ACTIVE MESSAGE AFTER RUNNING APU FOR 2:45 HOURS OIL LEVEL REMAINED SAME. TURBINE AND TAIL PIPE NO INDICATION OF OIL. ACCOMPLISHED APU OPERATION LIMITS PER MM 49-11-00-710-802. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN APU OPERATION GUILDLINES, ALSO REF TII, APU IS SCHEDILED FOR HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK.