Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 16, 2026
Submitted
October 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29568
Aircraft time
51,312 hours, 21,846 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
38762552
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Oil Press
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, 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: --DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO GEG. EMERGENCY DECLARED; AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT -- APU SHUT DOWN WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE IN CRUISE AT FL380 TWO TIMES WHILE IT WAS BEING USED AN AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE DUE TO SOURCE 1 OFF. BITE TEST OF APU SHOWED NUMEROUS HITS FOR OIL QUANTITY SENSOR FAULTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL QUANTITY SENSOR PER AMM 49-94-11. AS PRECAUTIONARY ALSO REPLACED LOW OILPRESSURE SWITCH PER AMM 49-94-22.