Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 6, 2022
Submitted
December 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
53,768 hours, 15,650 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
90201801
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

#1 ENGINE FIRE DETECT INOP IN SYSTEM A OVERHEAT. GROUNDED - YES. TESTED ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM, FOUND #1 ENGINE WAS FAILING. PERFORMED BITE PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE FIRE DETECTION, #1 ENGINE CHANNEL A SHOWED TOP CORE LOOP FAILING. FOLLOWED BOEING B737-800 FIM 26-10-00 FOR RIGHT CORE FIRE DET. FOUND AN OPEN WHILE CHECKING RESISTANCE, FOUND FLUCTUATION WHILE MOVING A CORE LOOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED TOP RIGHT CORE ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LOOP FOR #1 ENGINE IN REFERENCE WITH B737-800 AMM 26-11-01, OPS CHECK FAILED. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND RING TERMINAL ON BOTTOM CORE FIRE DETECTION FIRE LOOP, REMOVED AND REPLACED RING TERMINAL FOR HARNESS IN REFERENCE WITH MEGGITT SAFTEY SYSTEMS 26-10-87, OPS CHECK GOOD.