Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
July 17, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25383
Aircraft time
30,413 hours, 23,066 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
896768
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD AN APU FIRE INDICATION DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, FOLLOWED PROCEDURES, AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AREA, CHECKED ALL PNEUMATIC DUCTS AND SEALS FOR LEAKS AND NO DEFECTS (LEAKS) WERE FOUND. INSPECTED APU OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM, AND FOUND INTERMITTENT SHORT TO GROUND AT CONNECTOR D4934P, PINS A & C. REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR LOOP M717 AND HARNESS M9324. APU FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.