Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7372Q8C

Difficulty date
October 1, 2004
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741AS
Make and model
Boeing 7372Q8C
Aircraft serial
21959
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cargo Smoke
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE ALT (30,000 FT) GOT FIRE BELL AND CARGO SMOKE LIGHT. THE CARGO SMOKE PANEL HAD (SMOKE) AND (ARMED) ANNUNCIATIONS. CREW FIRED HALON AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS. REPLACED BOTH AFT CARGO FIRE BOTTLES AND SQUIBS. FOUND 14VDC AT PIN 9 OF D9503P OF CEU NR 2, FOUND INTERMITTENT SHORT. FOUND WIRES BARE DUE TO RUBBING ON APU BLEED AIR DUCT AT UPPER LT FWD BAG PIT. REPAIRED ALL AFFECTED WIRES (8 EA) IAW AMM. OPS TEST OF CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GOOD REF AMM. (REF SDR ASAA0410410, SUBM 9/29/04 SAME EVENT AWAITING TEARDOWN REPORT. (K)

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