Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 23, 2010
Submitted
November 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
14,156 hours, 4,211 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STARTED THE APU (NORMAL START) AND THE BLUE "MAINT" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED APU BITE TEST FOUND MSG 49 91227 LOW OIL QTY. OPENED APU ACCESS DOOR PERFORMED GVI OF APU FOR OIL LEAKS NONE FOUND. INSPECTED TAILPIPE FOR STREAKING NONE FOUND. APU OIL ADD 2.0 QUARTS.