Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
July 5, 2009
Submitted
July 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688GX
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22688
Aircraft time
58,413 hours, 22,585 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
8930223B901014
Part serial
12685
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
272 hours, 136 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING THROUGH 12.000 FT, MAIN CARGO FIRE WARNING INDICATION. NO SMOKE NOR FIRE ON THE MAIN DECK, NOTIFIED ATC AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH, THE FIRE WARNING WAS INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT IAW MM 26-10-00. OPS CHECK TEST IAW SUPPLEMENTAL FIRE CARGO CONVERSION PC-0118-06 AND 26-10-00, FOUND NORMAL.