Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 15, 2018
Submitted
April 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
12,139 hours, 4,001 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CARGO AFT FIRE DETECTION LOOP A IS INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. COMFIRMED FAULT, AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM A INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED TEST ON AFT CARGO ELECTRONIC UNIT- A1 FAULT. SLAVED NEW SMOKE DETECTOR A1, NO HELP. SLAVED NEW ELECTRONIC UNIT, NO HELP. IAW WDM: CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY ON WIRES BETWEEN D12776 AND D13844. FOUND TWO OPEN WIRES. REMOVED CONNECTOR D12778 FROM CEILING PANEL. CONNECTOR D13846 BECAME DISCONNECTED. SECURED THE CONNECTORS. CONTINUITY NORMAL. AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTION TEST PASSED.