Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 22, 2016
Submitted
June 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
30,884 hours, 9,426 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
S332T10044
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

ON ENGINE START NR 2 AFTER START LEVER RAISED TO IDLE, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT OVERHEAT/DETECTOR AND ENGINE 2 OVERHEAT LIGHT ON FIRE PANEL ILLUMINATED. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE PRIOR TO STARTER CUTOUT. CONTINUED MOTORING ENGINE FOR 3 MINUTES, ESTIMATED, NR 2 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PULLED & ROTATED FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED BOTTLE. LIGHT WENT OUT, LESS THAN 30 SECONDS LATER FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ROTATED HANDLE TO SECOND BOTTLE, DISCHARGED NORMALLY. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ENGINE 2 OVERHEAT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 71-00-00-800-803-F00 INSP AFTER AN ENGINE FIRE, USE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED DRY MOTOR OF NR 2 ENGINE REF AMM 71-00-00. R & R BOTH FIRE BOTTLES T/C 78126000. REF L/P 11604697, ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION BITE REF FIM 26-10, TASK 801, TEST PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED NR 2 ENGINE WIRING HARNESS/FIRE DETECTOR FAULT ISOLATION REF FIM 26-10, TASK 805, ALL VALUES WITHIN LIMITS. R & R MW0326 & MW0325 REF AMM 26-11-02, OPS CHECK NORMAL. R & R NR 2 ENGINE LT AND RT CORE DETECTOR ASSEMBLIES REF AMM 26-11-01, OPS CHECK NORMAL. R & R MW0315 FAN FIRE DETECTION HARNESS REF AMM 26-11-02, OPS CHECK NORMAL. NR 2 ENGINE FIRE OVERHEAT LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES DURING START. R & R ENGINE AND APU FIRE DETECTION MODULE, REF AMM 26-10-01, NO HELP, INSTALLED ORIGINAL UNIT, OPS CHECK NORMAL, NR 2 OVERHEAT LIGHT.