Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 10, 2014
Submitted
April 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
22,909 hours, 7,140 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
902020
Condition
Failed
Location
Tailpipe
Stage of operation
NR
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 FIRE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FAULT, APU FIRE DETECTION WILL NOT TEST. FOUND M1925 APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY DEFECTIVE (60 K OHM). REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY IAW AMM TASK 26-15-01, APU FIRE DETECTION SYS OPS GROUND FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM TASK 26-15-00-710-801, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.