Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 15, 2004
Submitted
September 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22929
Aircraft time
29,384 hours, 16,868 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
774001
Part serial
4378
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
72 hours, 44 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, 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 AT FL330, THE MAIN CARGO SMOKE NR 1 (FORWARD) LT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED RED TABS AND PHASE ONES DIVERTED. WARNING LT WENT OUT ON FINAL APPROACH THREE CREW DETECTED A FAINT ABNORMAL ODOR AFTER LANDING AND CARGO DOOR OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR. PREMATURE REMOVAL, INSTALLATION OFF MFG 7740-01, ON MFG 7740-01.

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