SDR ABXA010106

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 24, 2001
Submitted
March 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47427
Aircraft time
52,269 hours, 57,223 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
100012703
Part serial
0583
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fire Detection
Part time
332 hours, 324 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A LOWER CARGO FIRE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND DEFERRED THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW DC-9 MEL. ON 03/25/01, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT AND REMOVED THE DEFERRAL.

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