Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
41730
Aircraft time
580 hours, 221 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762983
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Oil System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APU START BLUE MX LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUTDOWN APU, CHECKED OIL LEVEL - OIL LEVEL IS FULL, MAINT LIGHT WENT OUT, RESTARTED APU - NO LIGHT, BITE TEST SHOWS NO FAULT AND FULL OIL LEVEL NOW. ORIGINAL BITE CHECK SHOWED LOW OIL LEVEL. OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME. TSR ISSUED. REPLACED APU OIL LEVEL SENSOR REF MM 49-94-11.