Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 13, 2016
Submitted
May 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
34,789 hours, 10,515 cycles
Part
Module
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
7,276 hours, 10,413 cycles
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

ENGINEERING REQUESTS APU REPLACEMENT DUE TO FINDINGS FROM LAST LUBE MODULE REPLACEMENT. DEBRIS PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN LUBE MODULE, DETERMINED TO BE M50 MATERIAL. NOT ASSOCIATED WITH LUBE MODULE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED APU IAW TASK CARD 78349010, APU REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.