Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
March 10, 2019
Submitted
March 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836AA
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40654
Aircraft time
2,971 hours, 308 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS THAT WHILE AT CRUISE, THE SMOKE REST UPR DOOR 4 EICAS ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY, THEN EXTINGUISHED, FOLLOWED BY CARGO HEAT BULK CARGO WHICH EXTINGUISHED AFTER 10 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO CMCF EXISTING FAULTS ON THE CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM 26-10-F4-33A-421A. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND TEST CARGO HEAT SYSTEM AND PASSED IAW AMM 21-40-F3-07A-421A. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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