SDR ABXA020057

Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Submitted
July 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46097
Aircraft time
72,493 hours, 26,575 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON ONE MILE FINAL, THE LOWER CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX DISPLAY SHOWED "FWD A FIRE". EMERGENCY DECLARED INTO KILN BY CREW. LANDED AND CLEARED RUNWAY, TOWER AND CRASH CREW OBSERVED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER, CARGO FIRE INDICATED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. TAXIED TO GATE AND DID BATTERY SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED CARGO HOLD 1 AND 2, NO FIRE. PERFORMED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT/TEST IAW DC-8 SMM 26-15-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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