Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
January 27, 2003
Submitted
January 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233FE
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21327
Aircraft time
62,106 hours, 42,612 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Wire
Part number
W462A4220
Condition
Chafed
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MAIN CARGO SMOKE CONTROL, ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT (FL290) RESET, REACTIVATED, THEN ALARM SILENCED. ZONE 6 LIGHT REMAINED ON. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ALARM ACTIVATED FOUR TO SIX MORE TIMES DURING RECOVERY. NO SMOKE OR FUMES WERE DETECTED AT ANYTIME. DUE TO PREVIOUS NOTE ON JAN. 27 ABOUT WIRE BUNDLE RESTING ON SCREW (GROUND STUD) REMOVED WIRE W462-A42-20 BETWEEN D3828 AND D5370. INSPECTED WIRE FOR DEFECTS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW WIRE FROM D3828 PIN 12 AND D5370 PIN 11 IAW MFG SWPM 20-10-11 AND 727-200 WDM 26-16-01. CARGO SMOKE TEST NORMAL, IAW B727-200 MM 26-16-001-5.