Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 17, 2023
Submitted
April 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
55,366 hours, 16,337 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1605642
Part serial
5228
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
11,737 hours, 20,363 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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. REINSPECTED APU AREA FOLLOWING STEPS 1-4. NO HARD FAULTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLER REF AMM 49-91-41. PERFORMED OPS/LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED.