Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
December 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
25,654 hours, 8,075 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
38762983
Part serial
1316222105390
Condition
Sticking
Location
Apu Oil Qty
Part time
7,442 hours, 13,953 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING L/P 60078464, FOUND MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 49-91227 LOW OIL QTY (APU) ON THE PREVIOUS START. NO REPORTS OF BLUE MAINT LIGHT. APU OIL QTY READS FULL. GROUNDED-YES. POSSIBLE NUISANCE FAULT (ECU SW 4910-TUS-A53-00), REF B737-900 FIM 49-60 TSK 801. PERFORMED FIM 49-90 TSK 804 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OIL QTY WAS APPROACHING ADD LINE, SERVICED TO FULL. APU OIL SENSOR FLOAT APPEARS SLIGHTLY STICKY. REPLACED OIL LEVEL SENSOR, PER B737-900 AMM 49-94-11. LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.