Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 23, 2021
Submitted
August 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76517
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31628
Aircraft time
42,275 hours, 14,633 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Auto Shutdown
Location
Apu Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT LIGHT ON, APU HAD A PROTECTIVE SHUTDO WN APU AUTO SHUT DOWN TWICE IN CRUISE. FOUND APU LUBE FILTER INDICATOR EXTENDED. CHECKED MAGNETIC PLUGS, NO DEBRIS FOUND. REPLACED LUBE OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED THE REMOVED FILTER FOR DEBRIS, NO DEBRIS NOTED. APU OIL VISUALLY LOOKED VERY DIRTY/DARK. REPLACED APU OIL WITH NEW AS PRECAUTIONARY. APU BITE TEST SHOWED MAINT. MSG 49-91007 ( LOW SHOWED NO FAULTS ITEM 10Z. RAN APU WITH ALL INDICATIONS NOTED AND BITE TEST OIL PRESSURE). REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REF. IPC 49-94-22-02