Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 6, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9401W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53137
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

RDU INFLIGHT T1702/06SEP - AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION ILLUMINATED AT 35000 FEET. CREW FIRED BOTTLES BUT INDICATION WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. LANDED RDU WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION ELECTRONICS UNIT SHORTED AND INOPERATIVE DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM AFT GALLEY LEAKING COFFEE MAKER AND CLOGGED DRAIN. REPLACED COFFEE MAKER, CLEARED DRAIN, REPLACED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION ELECTRONICS UNIT AND BOTH AFT CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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