SDR 95ZZZW775

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 72721

Difficulty date
May 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329QS
Make and model
Boeing 72721
Aircraft serial
19038
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
302842
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CR
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

SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING INTO SWF, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OPENED THE MAIN CARGO DOOR AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT WENT OUT. UNLOADED CARGO AND INSPECTED. NOTED STRANGE ODOR FROM THE AFT LOWER CARGO PIT. UNLOADED CARGO AND HAD CARGO INSPECTED, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OF FIRE. SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL. (W)

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