Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 14, 2018
Submitted
May 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
8,092 hours, 2,757 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
3250274040
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
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

ENGINE NR 1 FIRE DETECTOR LOOP "B" DOES NOT TEST. GROUNDED - YES. REF TSR701798 ACCOMPLISHED FIM 26-10 TASKS 801 AND 805 ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE AND B LOOP PROCEDURES AND FOUND NO FAULTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE M1757 AND M1758 UPPER AND LOWER FAN FIRE DETECTORS PER AMM 26-11-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE MW0316 FAN HARNESS PER AMM 26-11-01. UPON REMOVAL OF MW0316 FAN HARNESS DISCOVERED THE RING TERMINAL CONNECTION FOR THE UPPER LEFT DETECTOR ATTACHED ONLY BY INSULATION. THIS CONFIRMS THE FAULT. NR 1 ENGINE LOOP SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENG/APU FIRE DETECTION SYS TEST REF AMM 26-10-00 GROUND VERIFICATION TEST SUCCESSFUL. THIS CLEARS MEL 26-2B.