Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 8, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
37,628 hours, 11,235 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1605642
Part serial
3271
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
7,307 hours, 13,596 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU HAS A HISTORY OF OIL SERVICING. CURRENT OIL CONSUMPTION IS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED APU EGT THERMOCOUPLE 1,IAW AMM 49-71-21-000-801. INSPECTED APU TURBINE EXHAUST DUCT FOR EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKAGE WITH FLEXIBLE BORESCOPE IAW FIM 49-95-TASK 801. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REINSTALLED APU EGT THEMOCOUPLE 1, IAW AMM 49-71-21-400-801. OPS TESTED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1 AND 2 OF THIS TSR, IAW FIM TASK 49-95 TASK 801. FOUND APU OIL COOLER INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF AIR FINS. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLER, IAW AMM 49-91-41. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.