SDR 9509465533

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
June 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
24264
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
2156204A
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
18,728 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, THE SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY EQUIPMENT OVERHEAT FIVE MINUTES LATER. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS WENT DIM. EQUIPMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN ALTERNATE SYSTEM WAS USED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 FORWARD EQUIPMENT SMOKE DETECTORS. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL.