Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
April 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
34594
Aircraft time
21,064 hours, 6,608 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Part number
897001
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 3000FT AGL NR 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE NR 1 INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES LIGHT STAYED ON WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE. SHUT NR 1 ENG DOWN & LIGHT STAYED ON. PULLED FIRE HANDLE & LIGHT WENT OUT. RETURNED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. FOUND THE UPPER FAN A FIRE LOOP TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE PER FIM 26-18-00-810-805. REMOVED & REPLACED UPPER FAN NR 1 FAN FIRE DETECTOR PER AMM 26-11-01. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE LOWER FAN LEFT ENGINE CORE AND RIGHT ENG CORE FIRE DETECTOR ASSYS PER AMM 23-11-01-00-802 & 26-11-01-400-803. REPLACED FAN FIRE DETECTOR DP1601 DP1501 DP30252 HARNESS MW0315 MW0316 PER AMM 26-11-02. REPLACEMENT OF FAN HARNESS PER AMM 26-11-05-802 AND 26-11-11. REPLACED CORE FIRE DETECTOR HARNESS PER AMM 26-11-05-802 AND 26-11-02-400-802. REPLACED FIRE & OVERHEAT DETECTION UNIT M279 REF AMM 26-10-01-000-801 & 26-10-01-400-801. GROUND RAN NR 1 ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.