What was found
DURING CLIMB, THE NR 5 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 5 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N616US
- Make and model
- Boeing 747251F
- Aircraft serial
- 21120
- Aircraft time
- 81,056 hours, 20,820 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2611 · Smoke Detection
- Part
- Detector
- Part number
- 215610C
- Part serial
- 631
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cargo Bay
- Part time
- 3,826 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.