Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 27, 2017
Submitted
March 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
35,931 hours, 10,975 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762983
Part serial
070147001794
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil Level
Part time
9,750 hours, 13,953 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

APU OIL LEVEL BITE CHECK IS UNKNOWN, MAINT MESSAGE 49-94304. OIL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT FAILURE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU OIL LEVEL SENSOR IAW AMM 49-94-11-000-801, AND AMM 49-94-11-400-801, RAN APU FOR 5 MINUTES TWICE FOR OIL LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. CHECKED FMC-CDU FOR RECENT FAULTS, NO FAULTS FOUND ON BOTH STARTS.