Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 29, 2005
Submitted
August 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Aircraft time
39,598 hours, 25,809 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 1 00 INTO THE FLT APPROX 2000' AGL ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AFT MOST LIGHT IN THE MAIN CARGO SMOKE ILLUMINATED WITH CORRESPONDING FIRE BELL AND LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDED AND LIT RAN QRH FOR MAIN CARGO SMOKE AS WELL AS FIRE. NO SMOKE OR FUMES IN COCKPIT, NO HIGH ENERGY STOP, TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY. EVACUATED A/C USING CREW ENTRY SLIDE PULLED CVR FDR. UPON ENTRY ON ACFT THE SMOKE DETECTOR NR 6 WAS ILLUMINATING WITH CORRESPONDING BELL. DISCONNECTED NR 6 SMOKE DETECTOR C/P; INDICATION EXTINGUISHED AND BELL SILENCED. SUSPECT BAD DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 SMOKE DETECTOR OPS CHECKED NORMAL REF AMM 26-16-011-4 & 26-16-00-5.