Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21520
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
774001
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT 6,000 FT MAIN CARGO SMOKE ALARM 2 ILLUMINATED WITH ACCOMPANYING FRONT COCKPIT FIRE WARNING LIGHT. COMPLIED WITH RED TABS AND TURNED SMOKE CONTROL ON. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BUT REAPPEARED WITH ALARM, 1 MIN LATER LIGHT/ALARM EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF. NO SMOKE OR FUMES IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED AREA, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. MADE SURE LINE WAS CLEAR FROM UPPER CARGO TO SMOKE DETECTOR, CHANGED NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.