Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 17, 2018
Submitted
February 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
38,015 hours, 11,467 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fire Bottle
Part time
37,966 hours, 11,575 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, CARGO DISCHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DURING CRUISE, THE DISCHARGE LIGHT IS EXTINGUISHED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 1 AND STEP 2 OF TSR701453. FOUND A BENT PIN 3 ON PRESSURE SWITCH FOR CARGO FIRE BOTTLE. FOUND DAMAGE TO PIN 3 ON CONNECTOR D12816. REPLACED THE CONNECTOR IAW SWPM 20-61-00.