Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 10, 2016
Submitted
July 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
23,825 hours, 7,153 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
38809381
Condition
Contaminated
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

DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND APU OIL FILTER DPI POPPED AND DAMAGED. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED MAG DRAIN PLUG HAS NO CONTAMINATION, IAW AMM 49-91-81. REMOVED APU FILTER AND VERIFIED NO CONTAMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL FILTER DPI INDICATOR AND INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER IAW AMM 49-91-12 AND 49-81-13. LEAK CHECKED GOOD AND DPI REMAINED SET.