Service difficulty report · Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 7, 2021
Submitted
May 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
46,536 hours, 13,743 cycles
Part
Detector
Part number
90201401
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE TO 066 @ 350FL- MASTER CAUTION W/ APU INOP DET ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 107 MINUTES - CONFIRMED APU INOP DET LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DOES NOT EXTINGUISH W/MASTER CAUTION. VERIFIED DISCREP. HARD FAILURE, FIRE DET MODULE SHOWS APU LOWER DETECTOR FAULT. REF B737-800 AMM 26-15-01, REMOVED/REPLACED APU LOWER OVERHEAT DETECTOR ASSY. OPS NML REF SAME. A/C CONFIGURATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST GOOD.