Service difficulty report · Oil Press Ind · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
June 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12319
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23370
Part
Oil Press Ind
Part number
3804286
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT WHEN APU GEN OFF BUS LIGHT WAS ON DURING APU START ON DESCENT INTO EWR. THE APU THEN AUTO SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONE QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED TO THE APU. THE APU STARTED NORMALLY ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT THE APU WOULD NOT COME ON LINE. THE APU OIL PRESSURE WAS FOUND AT 110 PSI DURING TROUBLESHOOTING USING THE APU TEST BOX. THE OIL PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED TO 100 PSI. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE NOTED, ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS.