Service difficulty report · Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
25,740 hours, 7,985 cycles
Part
Detector
Part number
902864
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT ILLUMINATED ON GROUND. ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WHEN OVHT DET SWITCH PLACED TO A LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND FAULT ILLUMINATED. WHEN OVHT DET SWITCH PLACED TO B ENG 2 OVERHEAT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. WHILE ON DEFERRAL, ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT SITTING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AWAITING FOR DEPT. (WITH ENG. OVHT SYS A ON MEL) NR 2 ENG WITH OVHT SWITCH IN SYS B POSITION ENGINE OVHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. OVHT LT ON AT GATE, FIRE CONT MODULE FAULT LTS FLICKER BETWEEN UPPER LWR FAN ELEMENT IN LOOP A POSITION, AND DOES NOT TEST IN LOOP B POSITION - SHOWING LOW RESISTANCE. GVI, FOUND / CLEANED AND RESECURED NR 2 ENG. UPPER FAN FIRE DETECTOR, AFT HOUSING NUT FOR DETECTOR 2, UPPER LH WIRE HARNESS. FAULT LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ON ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE AND BITE TEST NORMAL, NO FAULTS. REF AMM 26-10 TASK 801. ENG & APU FIRE DETECTION OPS TEST NORMAL, REF AMM TASK 26-11-00-710-801 AND TASK 26-15-00-710-801.