Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
11,620 hours, 3,310 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735975
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft 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

AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTION WILL NOT TEST "DETECTOR FAULT" LIGHT ILLUMINATES. FOUND SMOKE DETECTOR POSITION B2 AT AFT CARGO PIT FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DETECTOR B2 REF MM 26 16 01 000 801. PERFORMED OPS TEST REF MM 26 16 00 710 801. SYS CHECKS NORMAL. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE RESET. PLACED SWITCH AT NORMAL POSITION ON CARGO FIRE TEST PNL. OPS NORMAL.