Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 17, 2020
Submitted
December 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41731
Aircraft time
30,864 hours, 9,749 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
90201301
Condition
False Activation
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT (APU OFF) APU OVHT/DETR LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY THEN INTERMITTENTLY THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. GROUNDED-YES. C/W ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PROCEDURE, REF B737-900 FIM 26-10 TASK 801. FOUND UPPER LOOP FAIL LIGHT CODE ILLUMINATED. FAULT CONFIRMATION, REF FIM 26-10 TASK 808. CHECKED RESISTANCE OF ALL LOOPS, FOUND TAIL PIPE AND LOWER LOOPS WITHIN LIMITS, CONFIRMED UPPER LOOP IS OPEN. REPLACED THE UPPER OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSEMBLY, REF B737-900 AMM 26-15-01-000-801/400-801. ALL TEST PASS.