SDR 2025F00212

Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
September 3, 2025
Submitted
September 3, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N801WA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53291
Aircraft time
76,452 hours, 33,705 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

1.FWD CARGO FIRE INDICATION//2. FWD CARGO FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGE. AFTER REPLACING FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPONENTS REF ITEM 2, OPS CHECK FOUND NORMAL IAW MD80AMM 26-18-02. 2. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SYSTEM DISCHARGE. REPLACED COMPONENTS IAW MD80AMM 26-18-00 R/R METERING VALVE IAW MD80AMM 26-18-10 REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPONENTS OPS CHECK FOUND NORMAL IAW MD80 AMM 26-18-02. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOLLOWING SYSTEM DISCHARGE, REPLACED COMPONENTS FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES, DIVERTER VALVE, METERING VALVE, INSPECTED AND TESTED SMOKE DETECTORS INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT, NO DEFECTS FOUND, SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST NORMAL ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MD80 AMM 26-18-00, 26-18-01, 26-18-02, 26-18-03

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