Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
December 5, 2010
Submitted
December 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22790
Aircraft time
53,022 hours, 39,592 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DETECTED FIRE/SMOKE IN MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND AT CVG. COMPLIED WITH OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW 05-51-35-2 PHASE 1 OPTION A. NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED MAIN AND LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENTS, NO DEFECTS OR SMOKE NOTED. INSPECTED MEC COMPARTMENT AND INSIDE P31, P32, P33, P34, P36 AND P37 PANELS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED TRASH CONTAINERS IN LAV AND GALLERY AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED APU AND OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT N1 WITH AIRCRAFT PACKS OPERATING. NO SMOKE NOTED. CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN COCKPIT AND MEC. NO BREAKERS POPPED AND NO STATUS MESSAGES ON EICAS. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND NO FAULTS NOTED. PULLED DOWN CEILING PANELS IN SUPERNUMERARY AND INSPECTED THE TWO ELECTRIC HEATERS, LIGHT ASSYS AND WIRING. CHECKED WIRING AROUND OUTFLOW VALVE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR EVAL FLIGHT. COMPLIED WITH EVAL FLIGHT, NO SMOKE NOTED.