Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 23, 2024
Submitted
August 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29540
Aircraft time
67,220 hours, 28,729 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON PASSING THROUGH 34,000 FT ON CLIMB OUT THEN APU IMMEDIATELY DROPPED ELECTRICAL LOAD; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CVG AND LANDED SAFELY. REMOVE AND REPLACED APU OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. PER AMM 49-94-22.