Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
May 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
12,643 hours, 3,910 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
9020201
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED APU FIRE DETECTOR CONTROL MODULE BITE IAW FIM 26-10, TASK 801. FAULTED APU TAILPIPE DETECTOR. RESISTANCE CHECK ON TAILPIPE DETECTOR IS 64 MEG OHMS. REPLACED APU DETECTOR WITH SERVICABLE ONE. ACCOM INST TEST PASS, REF MM 26-15-00-710-801.