Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 5, 2016
Submitted
August 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
8,004 hours, 2,627 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
38809381
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 FILTER DPI FOUND EXTENDED DURING PDC WALKAROUND. ACFT GROUNDED. REF AMM 49-91-13 INSPECTED APU LUBE FILTER ELEMENT AND FOUND DPI INDICATOR EXTENDED. REMOVED FILTER AND INSPECTED NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAGNETIC PLUG CLEAN. REPLACED FILTER. LEAK CHECK OF APU CHECKS OK.