Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 24, 2011
Submitted
August 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
19,578 hours, 5,776 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Part number
90202001
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
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

DURING TAXI OUT WITH APU TURNED OFF. THE "APU DET INOP" & "OVHT/DET" MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PER FIM 26 10 TASK 801 FAULTED APU TAIL PIPE FIRE DETECTION LOOP. REPLACED APU TAIL PIPE FIRE DETECTION LOOP PER AMM 26 15 01 400 801. PERFORMED APU FIRE DETECTION OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 26 15 00 710 801. OPERATIONAL TEST PASSED.