Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23557
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Blocked
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
H, I, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EWR - FL 1468 - EN ROUTE DCA-BOS, WITH THE NR 1 GENERATOR ON MEL AND THE APU RUNNING, THE APU SHUT DOWN DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO EWR AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE APU. THE APU OIL AND OIL FILTER WERE CHANGED. SUBSEQUENTLY, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE APU OIL INLET COOLER WAS BLOCKED, CAUSING THE HIGH TEMPERATURES. (M)