Service difficulty report · Filter Element · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 15, 2018
Submitted
October 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35199
Aircraft time
32,791 hours, 9,714 cycles
Part
Filter Element
Part number
38809381
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STARTED APU AND BLUE MAINT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND OIL LEAKAGE AT LUBE FILTER HOUSING REF AMM 49-16-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED LUBE FILTER ELEMENT WITH NEW PACKING, OIL LEAK CHECK GOOD REF AMM 49-91-12. PERFORMED APU BITE PROCEDURE NO MAINT MSG ON CDU PAGE REF FIM 49-60 NR 801. APU STARTED NORMAL - NO BLUE LIGHT NOTED REF AMM 49-11-00.