Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
June 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33202
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19019
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
360452426
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Part time
2,367 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL INTO CLE DURING APU START. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE APU HAD TORCHED ON START RESULTING IN BURN THROUGH OF HARNESS FOR TAILPIPE FIRE DETECTOR. THE APU COMBUSTOR AND THE FIRE DETECTOR HARNESS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE APU STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. ALSO,THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMALLY.