Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 7, 2004
Submitted
July 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20940
Aircraft time
54,912 hours, 33,740 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FT, NR 4 MAIN CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH PROCEDURES. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT FL 230, NR 4 SMOKE WARNING REOCCURRED. TEST OF SYSTEM SHOWED BAD NR 4 SENSOR, IE TEST NOT GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 DETECTOR AS PER 727 200-26-16-011-4, OPS CKS GOOD MEL REMOVED. R/I FROM FACT PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MFG 7740-01.