Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
17,280 hours, 5,175 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
IN
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

NR 1 ENG OVERHEAT & FIRE DETECTION "B" LOOP DOES NOT TEST & HAS A FAULT LIGHT. CONFIRMED FAULT NR 1 ENGINE B-LOOP FIRE DETECTOR INOP A LOOP OK. M279 ENG/APU FIRE/OVHT MODULE SHOWED L CORE FAULT WHEN A/C FIRST ARRIVED. LATER BITE SHOWED R CORE FAULT & INTERMITTENT OPEN DETECTOR/HARNESS INDICATION. DISCONNECTED & ISOLATED CORE DETECTORS FROM THE FAN DETECTORS AT THE LWR FAN DET AND CHECKED ALL FOUR (4) DETECTORS AND HARNESS. UPPER FAN DET M1757 SHOWED 5.92K LWR FAN DET M1758 SHOWED 3.97K SUM CORE DETS M1760/M1759 1.32K. CLEANED & REINSTALLED WIRING AT LWR FAN & UPPER FAN DETECTORS GROUND VERIFICATION OPS CHECK NML. CLOSED ALL COWLING & RAN ENGINES NO FAULTS.