Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 14, 2018
Submitted
November 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29521
Aircraft time
56,378 hours, 22,809 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735975
Part serial
7527
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

ATL FLT 1308 EN-ROUTE ORD - MIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFT CARGO FIRE LITE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. DISCHARGED BOTTLE PER CHECKLIST. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ATL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRPORT INSPECTION SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FIRE SOURCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FORWARD CARGO, MOST FORWARD SMOKE DETECTOR AND AFT CARGO DETECTOR B-2 (SEE SDR AALA201811189003) IAW MM 26-16-01, AND THE CEU IN IAW MM 26-16-02 (SEE SDR AALA201811189004). OP CKS NML ON GRD. ALSO REPLACED THE DISCHARGED AFT CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE IAW MM 26-23-01. OPS CKS NML ON GRD.