Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
November 24, 2004
Submitted
November 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N185FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18871
Aircraft time
68,625 hours, 50,969 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
473925
Part serial
3704
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
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

LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RAN QRH. DISCHARGED BOTTLE-1, LANDED IN LCK IN 20 MIN. SECOND BOTTLE DID NOT AUTO-FIRE AS PER 25 MIN REQUIREMENT. CFR CREWS DETERMINED NO FIRE PRESENT. FOUND ALL TEST LIGHTS ON AFT LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT CEU, COULD NOT GET THEM TO GO OUT UNLESS C/B'S WERE PULLED, SUSPECT BAD AFT LOWER CARGO CEU. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LOWER CARGO CEU REF BOEING AMM CP 26-16-012-2. TESTS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE AND AFT PIT SQUIB REF BOEING AMM CP 26-16-014-2. OK FOR SERVICE.

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