Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
March 16, 2001
Submitted
April 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7639U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
19912
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

FLT 34 - EN ROUTE TO ICT, DIVERTED INTO STL FOR MAIN CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CARGO SMOKE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON TOUCH DOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED STL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AN FOUND NO DEFECTS. SYSTEM SELF TEST GOOD. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL. (M)