Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 27, 2004
Submitted
January 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21178
Aircraft time
45,474 hours, 35,605 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
774001
Part serial
2302
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CL
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

FIRE BELL, LIGHT AND NR 4 MAIN SMOKE SENSOR SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO ODORS OR FUMES DETECTED. SHORTLY AFTERWARD BOTH DUCT OVERHEAT LIGHTS CAME ON. S/O HAD AIR MIX VALVE AT 12 O'CLOCK, NR 1 PACK ONLY, 100 DEG F OUTPUT INDICATED. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT WITHIN 1 MIN.

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