Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 5, 2012
Submitted
August 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
17,398 hours, 5,574 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
902020
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU DETECTOR LIGHT ON INTERMITTENLY WITH APU OFF DURING TAXI OUT. APU DETECTOR LT ON SOLID. CONTROL MODULE M279 SHOWS APU TAIL PIPE DETECTOR FAULT. REF MM 26-15-01, R & R APU OVERHEAT DETECTOR ELEMENT ASSY (TAIL PIPE). OPS NORMAL REF SAME MM/ OPS TEST 26-15-00.