Service difficulty report · Lubrication Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 24, 2023
Submitted
April 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40715
Aircraft time
29,109 hours, 9,136 cycles
Part
Lubrication Unit
Part number
41310203
Part serial
8109
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu
Part time
9,737 hours, 16,914 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

APU FAILED THREE START ATTEMPTS AT FL350 WITH FAULT LIGHT THAT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED B737-900 FIM 49-40 TASK 801 STEPS F AND H(1). REPLACED APU LUBE MODULE PER B737-900 AMM 49-91-11. INSTALLATION TEST PASSED. NO LEAKS.