Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
January 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
78,582 hours, 36,859 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
855020
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

BNA INFLIGHT PIT-DFW CREW REPORTED FORWARD CARGO FIRE DETECTION WARNING INDICATION. DISCHARGED EXTINGUISHERS PER QRH PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED BNA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CFR INVESTIGATION UPON LANDING HAD NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED FAULTY B1 AND B2 SMOKE DETECTORS AND NUMBERS 1 AND 2 CARGO FIRE BOTTLES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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