Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
February 20, 2005
Submitted
February 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Aircraft time
88,926 hours, 29,405 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT MAIN CARGO LIGHT CAME ON. FALSE ALERT; FOUND NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR AND NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE TESTING. ENTERED ON DMI 19008 AS PER MEL 26-6 CAT-C. RELAMP NR 1 AND NR 4 BEACON LIGHT BULB AT NR 1 AND NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR; SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 26-10-5. THIS CLEARED DMI 19008.

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