Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 21, 2013
Submitted
May 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
544 hours, 175 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
S332T10044
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
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 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT AND ENGINE NR 1 FIRE HANDLE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. DURING OVERHEAT/FIRE TEST WITH OVHT DET SWITCH IN NORMAL POSITION. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FAULT. ENGINE NR 1 FIRE DETECTION TEST OK IN A OR B SELECTED, BUT FIRE HANDLE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN IN BOTH/NORMAL POSITION. M279 (E/E) ENGINE/APU FIRE/OVHT DET CONTROL MODULE SHOWS WIRING OPEN/DETECTORS FAULT. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE UPPER FAN COWL AFT C-CLIP LANYARD RESTING ON THE UPPER FAN B-LOOP SENSOR. RESECURED LANYARD, NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYS OPS CK NORMAL REF AMM TASK 26-11-00-710-801.