Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 19, 2019
Submitted
August 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343PN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31270
Aircraft time
6,734 hours, 2,774 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
160564X
Part serial
8881
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DIVERTED TO TUL ON ACCOUNT OF APU FAULT LIGHT INDICATOR AND GENERATOR ISSUE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IAW QRH, APU WAS SHUTDOWN, AND FAULT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER ONE MINUTE. APU RE-STARTED AND GEN WENT BACK ON-LINE. FAULTED AGAIN AFTER 5-10 MINUTES. NO RE-START ATTEMPTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL COOLER FINS CONTAMINATED. REPLACED COOLER IAW AMM 49-91-41. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED OK.