Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 30, 2024
Submitted
October 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N871NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31127
Aircraft time
38,676 hours, 16,573 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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: WHEN L GEN DRIVE WAS DISCONNECTED PER QRH AT FL370, APU WAS STARTED AND CONNECTED NORMALLY TO L GEN. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER APU SHUT DOWN AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. APU RESTART SUCCESSFUL.. APU CONTINUED TO RUN FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. DECESION MADE TO DIVERT TO MIA. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED WITHOUT INCIDEENT. MAINTENANCE REF FIM # 49-90-00-810-803. SERVICED APU OIL, INITIATED APU AND INSPECTED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. ALLOWED APU TO RUN FOR EXTENDED TIME, NO SHUT DOWNS OCCURRED. CHECKED CURRENT STATUS ON CDU, NO FAULTS PRESENT. OPS CHECK OK.