Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2020
Submitted
December 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
19,310 hours, 6,176 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
896002002
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 2 Fire Detect
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

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION WILL NOT TEST IN NORMAL POSITION. WHEN SELECTED TO B LOOP LIGHT REMAINS ON AND WARNING HORN REMAINS ON. A LOOP OPERATIONS NORMAL. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED T/S, PER B737-900 FIM 26-10 TASK 811 - REFERENCE B737-900 IPC 26-11-02-01A SHEET 017 - AT 11:00 POSITION ON CORE FOUND MW0326 HARNESS CHAFED THROUGH TEFLON INSULATOR ON CLAMP AND TO HAVE WORN THROUGH MORE THAN HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE HARNESS. WITH P8-1 PANEL SET TO LOOP B ONLY, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING WOULD SOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED TEFLON INSULATOR. RECONFIRMED FAULT, NR 2 ENGINE CORE FIRE DETECTOR HARNESS MW0326, AT 11:00 POSITION HAS A DETECTOR CHAFED THROUGH MORE THAN 1/2 DIAMETER. REMOVED & REPLACED MW0326 CORE FIRE DETECTION HARNESS, REF B737-900 AMM 26-11-02-400-802. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL, REF AMM 26-11-00-710-801. REPOSITIONED NR 2 OVERHEAT DETECTION SWITCH TO NORMAL POSITION.