Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
47310802
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDED AT ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A FIRE WARNING IN THE AFT PIT. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTENT FIRE ALARM FOR THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLED IN THE NUMBER 2 POSITION. THIS UNIT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED BY A NEW UNIT. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NEW UNIT, NO FALSE FIRE ALARMS HAVE BEEN GENERATED OR REPORTED. THE REPAIR FACILITY (WALTER KIDDE AEROSPACE) ACCOMPLISHING THE TEST/REPAIR ON UNIT 473108-02 (S/N 1213) FOUND INTERMITTENT ALARM OUTPUT DURING VIBRATION TESTING. THE INTERNAL WIRE HARNESS ASSY WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT.