Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 2, 2021
Submitted
September 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
30,348 hours, 9,747 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1605642
Part serial
9319
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Part time
3,896 hours, 6,582 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

APU FAULT LIGHT GENERATOR DISCONNECT WHILE APU RUNNING AT GATE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGED OIL COOLER. REPLACED OIL COOLER PER B737-900 AMM 49-41-41. APU RUNS CONTINUOUSLY WITH NO AUTO-SHUTDOWN. APU OPS AND LEAKS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.