SDR 070130

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 25, 2007
Submitted
June 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N883GA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49710
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT 883GA, FLIGHT 762 DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWING QRH PROCEDURES TESTED THE SYSTEM BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE WARN/CAUTION LTS TEST SWITCH AND ALL CDSCP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RETESTING THE SYSTEM AND ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE MAINTENANCE CONTROL DEPARTMENT DISPATCHED ON CALL MAINTENANCE AND VISUALLY INSPECTED ALL DETECTORS, NO DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL BITE TESTS AND ALL CHECKS WHERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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