Service difficulty report · Electronic Unit · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 12, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
23,178 hours
Part
Electronic Unit
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
AP
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

DFW - INFLIGHT T1507/12MAR - CREW REPORTED AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DISCHARGED BOTTLES ONE AND TWO. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. REPLACED FIRE EXTINGUISH BOTTLE AND AFT CARGO LINE FILTER. REPLACED AFT CARGO ELECTRONIC UNIT AND NUMBER TWO SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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