Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2021
Submitted
May 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
48,248 hours, 14,374 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1605642
Part serial
3782
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
Part time
13,166 hours, 19,729 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 MONITORING DATA SHOWS OIL CONSUMPTION TO BE TRENDING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED APU OIL CONSUMPTION FAULT ISOLATION PER B737-800 FIM 49-95 TASK 801. FOUND SIGNS OF OIL COOLER LEAKING. REMOVED OIL COOLER AND FOUND INBOARD AIR FINS SATURATED WITH OIL. REF B737-800 AMM 49-91-41-200-801 FOR OIL COOLER INSPECTION. INSTALLED NEW OIL COOLER, LEAK CHECK GOOD. REF AMM 49-91-41. RAN APU AGAIN, NO OTHER OIL LEAKS FOUND.