Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 10, 2019
Submitted
February 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
21,053 hours, 6,880 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
38810521WE
Condition
Tripped
Location
Apu Oil Filter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE INVESTIGATING SUSPECTED APU OIL LEAKS APU FILTER (UNREADABLE), BYPASS BUTTON FOUND EXTENDED. GROUNDED - YES. DETERMINED FLUID ON THE APU EXHAUST CONE TO BE DEICE FLUID NO OIL LEAKS APU. REPLACED APU LUBE FILTER ELEMENT REF B737-900 AMM 49-91-12 INDICATOR POPPED AGAIN, PER AMM 49-91-13 REPLACED OIL FILTER INDICATOR PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK OF FILTER AND INDICATOR REMAINS SET ACFT OK FOR SERVICE SERVICED APU OIL TO FULL REF AMM 12-13-31 ETOPS OIL SERVICED.