Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
June 29, 2023
Submitted
July 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43353
Aircraft time
5,584 hours, 1,643 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TWO APU START ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN APU FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATION. GROUNDED - YES. PER B737-9 FIM TASK 49-40-00-810-818 VERIFIED NO VISUAL DAMAGES TO STARTER AND CANNON PLUG ATTACHING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DELTA P POPPED ON LUBE MODULE FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LUBE MODULE FILTERS. FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES REMOVED & INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR FOR CHIPS. NO CHIPS FOUND. REMOVED, INSPECTED AND REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR FILTER. NO PARTICULATES FOUND. OPS CHECK START APU 5 TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. IAW B737-9 AMM 49-91-81; 49-91-12. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-11-01.

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