# SDR ARWA20030208

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 20, 2003
- Submitted: February 26, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N29UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29UA), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-8-61
- Registry model: [Doug DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 46159
- Aircraft time: 53,303 hours, 27,773 cycles
- System (JASC): [2611 · Smoke Detection](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2611)
- Part: Smoke Detector
- Part number: 100064901
- Part serial: 4566
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: C
- Nature of condition: L
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ARWA20030208

## Discrepancy

ON PRE-FLIGHT FOUND FORWARD "A" BELLY LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE. ENTERED ITEM ON DMI  17493 AS PER MEL 2G-10-1-0-1 CAT "B".     REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR UNITS (SDUS) S/N 4566, 14470 & 13067 AS PER STC  ST00746LA-D.  OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. THIS CLEARS DMI  17493 (FORWARD A BELLY INOP LOWER CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.  SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL IAW STC # ST00746LA-D.

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