Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
May 31, 2024
Submitted
June 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37281
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31599
Aircraft time
60,969 hours, 22,067 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
90201401
Part serial
1496
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
37,995 hours, 14,324 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

APU DET INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED 1HR IN FLIGHT PERFORMED ENG/APU FIRE DETECTION CONTROL MODULE BITE PER FIM 26-10 TASK 801, FOUND FAULT IN APU LOWER DETECTOR FAULT. REPLACED APU OVERHEAT DETECTOR ELEMENT PER AMM 26-15-01, ALL TESTS PASSED, NO FAULTS FOUND.