Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 19, 2026
Submitted
October 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29568
Aircraft time
51,313 hours, 21,847 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
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: APU WAS RUNNING IN FLIGHT DUE TO MEL REQUIREMENT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER LEVEL OFF WHILE CRUISING AT FL 390, APU AMBER LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED MASTER CAUTION. QRH PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. UPON CONSULTATION WITH DISPATCH, RETURN TO GEG WAS RECOMMENDED DUE TO SINGLE GENERATOR OPERATION. (OPEN)