SDR ABXA040029

Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 15, 2004
Submitted
January 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47008
Aircraft time
57,721 hours, 59,597 cycles
Part
Amplifier
Condition
Failed
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ON IN FLT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED WIRING, TAPPED ON DETECTORS & AMPLIFIER, LIGHT REMAINED OUT. FOR PRECAUTION, R & R BOTH SMOKE DETECTORS & SMOKE DETECTOR AMP. PERFORMED CHECK USING LIQUID SMOKE. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 AMM 26-10-07-2. THE SMOKE DETECTORS THAT WERE REMOVED AS PRECAUTION, WERE NOT CONFIRMED FAILURES. SMOKE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER THAT WAS REPLACED AS PRECAUTION, PASSED THE FUNCTIONAL PART OF TEST, BUT FAILED MEGGER PORTION OF TEST. INSULATION RESISTANCE OUT OF SPEC & VARIED. IT APPEARED TO BE A FAULT OF RELAY INSIDE AMP. NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW THAT PROBLEM WOULD AFFECT A/C, OR WHAT KIND OF CONDITION IT WOULD CAUSE. PART WAS QUARANTINED FOR FURTHER TESTING.

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