SDR 0103449991

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 22, 2001
Submitted
September 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8957E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47215
Aircraft time
74,185 hours, 69,094 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
473925
Part serial
00785
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, G
Precautionary procedure
F, L, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR INDICATION AND FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND CREW DISCHARGED THE NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MKE. WHILE DIVERTING, NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAULTS OCCURRED. A GO-AROUND WAS PERFORMED TO ENABLE A VISUAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT MKE AND THE GEAR WAS PINNED PRIOR TO TAXIING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL CARGO AREAS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED THE LEFT AC BUS PHASE C-CIRCUIT BREAKER, LEFT GENERATOR AC POWER RELAY, BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, AND CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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