Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 11, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35183
Aircraft time
18,312 hours, 5,866 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
38809381
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU LUBE FILTER DELTA P INDICATOR EXTENDED. PERFORMED OIL FILTER INDICATOR INSPECTION. REPLACED LUBE FILTER ELEMENT NO CONTAMINANTS FOUND ON MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. RAN APU STILL NO CONTAMINANTS FOUND ON MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG AND FILTER HOUSING INDICATOR REMAINED UNEXTENDED AND NO LEAKS NOTED FROM FILTER HOUSING AND MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG.