Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 10, 2008
Submitted
February 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
1,126 hours, 322 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735975
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON GROUND AT GATE WITH FWD CARGO PIT EMPTY THE FWD CARGO FIRE LIGHT & BELL ILLUMINATED SOUNDED. CONDITION RECURS AFTER SILENCING BELL LIGHT. BOTH A&B LOOPS TEST OK. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. CLEANED ALL FWD CARGO PIT SMOKE DETECTORS PRECAUTIONARY. OP CHECKS NORMAL.