Service difficulty report · Electronic Unit · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 1, 2018
Submitted
December 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33240
Aircraft time
12,823 hours, 4,857 cycles
Part
Electronic Unit
Part number
473925
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Cargo Fire
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

AT FL370, THE AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONFIRMED NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED NORMALLY. REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE ELECTRONIC UNIT IAW AMM 26-16-02. INSPECTED ALL 6 AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.