Service difficulty report · Access Door · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 4, 2021
Submitted
July 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31248
Aircraft time
14,061 hours, 5,931 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu Inlet Duct
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT CRUISE ALTITUDE APU DETECTION INOPERATIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY FOLLOWED BY APU FIRE LIGHT / BELL. FOUND APU INLET DUCT ACCESS DOOR COVER ON TOP OF FIRE LOOP. RE-INSTALLED DOOR COVER PER CMM 49-26-93 (AALA202107065301). REPLACED APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE PER AMM 26-22-01 (AALA202107070402).