Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
August 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
22068
Aircraft time
34,312 hours, 27,726 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
774001
Part serial
2533
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 6
Part time
8,799 hours, 7,521 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DESCENT BELL SOUNDED MAIN FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SMOKE ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FUMES WERE PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. ALL EMERGENCY QRH CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. WHILE ENTERING A/C NOTICED NO ODOR OF ANY SORT, INSPECTED A/C FOR ANY SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS OR FIRE NONE FOUND, SUSPECT BAD SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 SMOKE DETECTOR OPS CHECKS NORMAL AS PER 727 M/M 26-16-001-4. A/C OK TO CONTINUE.