Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
July 3, 2013
Submitted
July 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22222
Aircraft time
81,573 hours, 39,082 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
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

PASSING 5500 FT, WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING INDICATED. PERFORMED WW AREA INSPECTION ACC FIM 26-17-09-00 FOR DAMAGE. NO PNEUMATIC LEAK EVIDENCE. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND NO SENSOR DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED FIM 26-17-09-1 FIRE WARNING TEST. ALL STEPS WERE VERIFIED. BITE TEST SUCCESSFUL. FOLLOW UP ACTION RESULTED IN R & R WHEEL WELL FIRE DETECTOR ELEMENT IAW AMM 26-17-01-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL, ACFT GROUNDED.