SDR 0104619750

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
November 17, 2001
Submitted
November 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47114
Aircraft time
74,847 hours, 68,675 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
473925
Part serial
00873
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. UPON LANDING, THE ALARM SOUNDED AND REMAINED ON. CREW REQUESTED CFR AND FIRED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE. MAINTENANCE DID NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN THE FORWARD CARGO BIN. THE FIRE BOTTLE AND SMOKE CEU WERE REPLACED AND TESTED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED THE FIRE CONTROL PANEL AND TESTED OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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