Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2017
Submitted
December 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
62471
Aircraft time
4,861 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
0490010110D
Condition
False Activation
Location
Mlg Ww
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

WHEEL WELL FIRE LIGHT & BELL CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. WE LEFT THE GEAR DOWN RAN QRH. DURING OUR DIVERT TO LAX, LIGHT CAME ON 2 TIMES. GROUNDED - YES. EMERGENCY DECLARED - CONFIRMED FAULT, ACCOMPLISHED WHEEL WELL FIRE, WING & BODY OVERHEAT DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PROCEDURE REF B737-900 FIM 26-18 TASK 801. BITE TEST SHOWS 1 FAULT/ALARM CODE 84, WHEEL WELL FIRE ALARM. PERFORMED GVI INSPECTION (M270) DETECTOR IN WHEEL WELL, FOUND 1 EA CLAMP/GROMMET BROKEN & MISSING FROM THE CLAMP STANDOFF POST & ALSO FOUND A SENSING ELEMENT RUBBING AGAINST CLAMP STANDOFF. ACCOMPLISHED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE REF FIM 26-18 TASK 802 & WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT TEST REF B737-900 AMM 26-18-02-720-803. REMOVED M237 CONTROL MODULE & CHECKED M270 DETECTOR BETWEEN PIN 21 & PIN 24 @ D742, SHOWS 10 OHM ( 6 OHM MAX). RE-INSTALLED M237 CONTROL MODULE. REMOVED & REPLACED (M270) WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT REF AMM 26-18-02, OPS CK NML REF AMM 26-18-00-710-801.