Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 25, 2017
Submitted
November 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
41,560 hours, 12,357 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Cargo
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

FWD CARGO FIRE DETECTOR LOOP B WILL NOT TEST. ACFT GROUNDED. AFTER PERFORMING CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTOR OPS TEST IAW AMM 26-16-00-710-801 AND CEU INSTALLATION TEST IAW AMM 26-16-02-710-801, BEING UNSUCCESSFUL IN DUPLICATING THE FAULT, AND HAVING NO HISTORY OF FAILING, DETERMINED THAT FWD CARGO FIRE DETECTOR LOOP B HAD AN INTERMITTENT FAULT. MOVED FWD CARGO FIRE DETECTOR SELECTOR BACK TO NORMAL POSITION.