Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 27, 2009
Submitted
July 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
11,976 hours, 3,501 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
902020
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Apu Tailpipe
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU DET INOP LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. FAULT VERIFIED. ACCOMP FIM:26 10/801 FIRE DET BITE. FOUND APU FAN UPPER FAULT PER FIM RANG OUT ALL 3 DET LOOPS AND FOUND LOOP M1925 TAILPIPE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DET ASSY REF MM 26 15 01, OPS CHECK NORMAL. SEAMC NOTIFIED.