Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 21, 2020
Submitted
March 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
49,700 hours, 14,698 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB-OUT AT 10000 FEET. IT CLEARED ITSELF ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. APU WAS NOT RUNNING. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF APU UPPER, LOWER, AND TAILPIPE OVERHEAT DETECTORS AND WIRING CONNECTIONS - NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TEST OF APU OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM PER B737-800 AMM 26-10-00-710-801 AND ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE TEST PER B737-800 FIM 26-10 TASK 801 - ALL TESTS PASS.