Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737222

Difficulty date
August 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12235
Make and model
Boeing 737222
Aircraft serial
19758
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Apu Tailpipe
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE APU FIRE WARNING ACTIVATING DURING FLIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND APU TAILPIPE DETECTOR CONNECTORS SHORTING TO GROUND. THE CONNECTORS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FIRE DETECTION MODULE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.