Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
February 17, 2005
Submitted
February 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46802
Aircraft time
69,532 hours, 21,220 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRG FIRE LWR AFT ALERT ON DESCENT. CREW FIRED 1 BOTTLE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY, NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE IN AFT OR CENTER CARGO COMPART OR CONTAINERS AS THEY WERE OFF LOADED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LWR FWD CARGO FIRE EXT IAW M/M 26-22-01-4. REMOVED AND REPLACED MSC IAW M/M 31-12-01-4, OPS CHECK NORMAL. INSPECTED WIRING IN AFT LWR CARGO PER REF TO MD-10 FIM 26-14-02, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH SMOKE DET IN CENTER CARGO COMP AND BOTH DET IN AFT CARGO COMP PER MM 26-14-01-4 AND PERFORMED ADJ/TEST OF LOWER CARGO COMP FIRE/SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER MM 26-14-01-5. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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