Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 11, 2019
Submitted
September 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
48,774 hours, 14,561 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
90202001
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU DET INOP ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE, APU WAS NOT RUNNING. GROUNDED - YES. FIRE DETECTION MODULE SHOWS APU-TAILPIPE. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 26-10 TASK 808. TAIL PIPE DETECTOR READS 25K OHMS. PER FIM 26-10 TASK 802 REMOVED AND REPLACED APU TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR ELEMENT IAW AMM 26-15-01. INSTALLATION TEST GOOD. FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS.