Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 13, 2026
Submitted
August 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40580
Aircraft time
47,636 hours, 20,365 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
90286201
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
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: DURING CLIMB OUT NUMBER ONE ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT HAS MULTIPLE MEL'S CONCERNING THE OVERHEAT/FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. RAN SYSTEM TEST AND NO FAULTS WERE DETECTED. DURING CHECKLIST EXECUTION, AFTER RETARDING THE THRUST LEVER, THE OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO PHX AS A PRECAUTION AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ENG APU FIRE MODULE PER AMM TASK 26-10-01-400-8-01.