Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
May 3, 2003
Submitted
May 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
38,755 hours, 24,489 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Main Cargo Deck
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN CARGO SMOKE LIGHT NR 4 CAME ON WITH ASSOCIATED ALARM WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN AFTER APPROX. I MINUTE. COMPLIED WITH RED TABS AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INTIAL MAIN DECK ( PRE-OFFLOAD ) INSPECTION REVEALED NO SMOKE, FUMES, OR ODOR. DOWN LOADED & CHECKED ALL CONTAINERS NO PROBLEMS FOUND, PERFORMED CARGO SMOKE OPS CHECK PER M/M 26-16-001-5, CHECK GOOD, NOTE: DRY-ICE SHIPPED IN POSITIONS 7 & 8 SUSPECTED CAUSE.

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