Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 29, 2009
Submitted
November 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
12,955 hours, 3,796 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
4735975
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE CARGO FIRE DETECTION CHECK THE FORWARD ARM LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE NORMAL POSITION. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. BITE TESTED FWD CARGO ELECTRONIC UNIT REF MM 26 16 00 801. FOUND FAULT FOR DETECTOR B 2. REPLACED DETECTOR B 2 REF MM 26 16 01 000 801 AND 26 16 01 400 801. OPS TEST OK PER MM 26 16 00 710 801.