Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 20, 2013
Submitted
July 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
25,851 hours, 7,964 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
S332T10047
Condition
Failed
Location
Tailpipe
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF WITH APU OFF. RECEIVED AN OVERHEAT DETECTOR AND WITH APU DETECTOR INOPERATIVE LIGHT. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED FAULT. REPLACED APU TAIL PIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY WITH SERVICEABLE ONE. ACCOMP APU FIRE DETECTION OPS TEST, TEST PASS REF MM 26-15-00-710-801 & 26-15-01-400-802.