Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
May 10, 2002
Submitted
October 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30542
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
218A43107
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
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

DURING CLIMB, THE FORWARD CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT FIRED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INSPECTED FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A FIRE. DUST FROM A LIVE SHIPMENT OF BIRDS WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE WARNING. REPLACED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. PERFORMED SYSTEMS TESTS. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED.