Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 24, 2014
Submitted
December 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
8,291 hours, 2,653 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CARGO FIRE TEST, DETECTOR FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFT WARNING LIGHT DOSE NOT ILLUMINATE ON A LOOP. ACFT GROUNDED. TESTED FWD AND AFT DETECTORS ON A, B, NORM 10 TIMES. AFT LIGHT CAME ON EACH TIME. DETECTORS FAULT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED GVI OF EACH AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.