SDR 0501661243

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
June 18, 2005
Submitted
December 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243NW
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48315
Aircraft time
42,429 hours, 12,930 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
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

AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER EN ROUTE. INTERMITTENT LIGHT OCCURRED WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND DISCHARGED BOTH BOTTLES. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO THR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. AFT CARGO COMPT FIRE EXT SYS PLACARD INOP AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AMS. REPLACED AFT CARGO COMPT SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE BOTTLES. TESTS GOOD.

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