Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 29, 2012
Submitted
October 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9629H
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53599
Aircraft time
40,473 hours, 19,029 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION. CREW DISCHARGED FORWARD AND AFT FIRE BOTTLES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. REPLACED ALL THREE AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTORS AND FORWARD AND AFT FIRE BOTTLES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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