Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
November 15, 2005
Submitted
November 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14655
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
28916
Aircraft time
20,744 hours, 10,713 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
89931505
Part serial
0362
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Overheat
Part time
42,572 hours, 22,108 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
380428101
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

CREW RECEIVED APU DET INOP LIGHT ALONG WITH OVHT/DET AND MASTER CAUTION AFTER TAKEOFF WITH APU OFF. WHILE AT CRUISE CREW GOT APU FIRE LIGHT WARNING. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, FLT CONTINUED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AREA AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE APU LOWER FIRE DETECTOR AND FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE WERE FOUND AT FAULT. THE LOWER FIRE DETECTOR AND FIRE DETECTION MODULE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-15-14 AND 26-10-01. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS ALSO REPLACED IAW MM 26-22-11. AN APU AND ENGINE FIRE DETECTION OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 26-11-00 AND 26-15-00 AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.