Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 24, 2003
Submitted
April 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
38,731 hours, 24,470 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
774001
Part serial
2524
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main Cargo
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

INFLIGHT RECEIVED MAIN CARGO SMOKE ALARM IN SECTION NR 3 COMPLIED WITH RED TABS AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. A/C RECEIVED INTO GATE NO FIRE OR SMOKE NOTED AT ARRIVAL. INSPECTED MAIN CARGO DECK SECTION NR 3, NO INDICATION OF FIRE ANYWHERE. DEMI CAN AYY 5070 HAD APPX 180 LBS OF DRY ICE FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT SECTION NR 3 RT. PERFORMED MC SMOKE DETECTION SYS ADJ/TEST PER MM 26-16-001-5, OP'S CHECKS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR AS A PRECAUTIONARY PER MM 26-16-001-4, SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 26-16-001-5.

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