Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2017
Submitted
March 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
62471
Aircraft time
4,861 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
0490010110D
Condition
Failed
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 ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF. LEFT THE GEAR DOWN AND RAN QRH. DURING DIVERSION, LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FAULT, ACCOMPLISHED WHEEL WELL FIRE, WING & BODY OVERHEAT DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PROCEDURES IAW 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 ONE CLAMP BROKEN & THE GROMMET MISSING FROM THE CLAMP STANDOFF POST. FOUND A SENSING ELEMENT RUBBING AGAINST CLAMP STANDOFF. ACCOMPLISHED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE IAW FIM 26-18 TASK 802, WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT TESTED IAW AMM 26-18-02-720-803. REMOVED THE M237 CONTROL MODULE & CHECKED M270 DETECTOR BETWEEN PINS 21 & 24, SHOWS 10 OHM , 6 OHM MAX. INSTALLED M237 CONTROL MODULE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT IAW AMM 26-18-02, OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 26-18-00-710-801.