Service difficulty report · Overheat Loop · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 25, 2019
Submitted
October 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36354
Aircraft time
22,600 hours, 7,287 cycles
Part
Overheat Loop
Part number
90202001
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
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

APU DETECTOR INOPERATIVE LIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIRMED FAULT, APU WILL NOT TEST. ACCOMPLISHED APU FIRE DETECTION LOOP RESISTANCE, SYSTEM TESTED IAW AMM 26-15-00-730-801 & RE-CONFIRMED APU TAIL PIPE OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY M1925 WAS DEFECTIVE, SHOWS 1.7M OHM INSTEAD OF 3.94K OHMS. REMOVED & REPLACED THE M1925 OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY IAW AMM 26-15-01. APU FIRE DETECTION OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 26-15-00-710-801.