Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
June 9, 2002
Submitted
June 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25383
Aircraft time
30,140 hours, 22,865 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
896768
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD APU FIRE INDICATION ON FINAL APPROACH. INSPECTED APU OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM AND FOUND APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP SHORTED. ALL OTHER LOOPS CHECKED OK. REPLACED APU OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP. APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL CONDITION.