Service difficulty report · Terminal · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 14, 2020
Submitted
December 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41731
Aircraft time
30,847 hours, 9,743 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu Fire Detect
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU DET INOPERABLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE. GROUNDED-YES. REF B737-900 FIM 26-10 TASK 802, PERFORMED INITIAL EVALUATION, ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PROCEDURE, FIM 26-10 TASK 801, NO FAULTS NOTED. REF B737-900 AMM TASK 26-15-01-210-801 C/W INSPECTION OF THE APU FIRE DETECTORS M1925, M1755 & M1756, FOUND POSSIBLE CORROSION ON TERMINAL STUD ON M1925 TAIL PIPE LOOP. CLEANED AND RESECURED TERMINAL. PERFORMED BITE CHECK OF ENG/APU CONTROL MODULE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FIRE SYSTEM TEST, NO FAULTS ANNUNCIATED.