Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 28, 2018
Submitted
April 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
10,903 hours, 3,671 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Indication
Location
Aft Cargo
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATION, QRC AND QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO INCLUDE DISCHARGING AGENT. FIRE INDICATING CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE AFT CARGO FILTER DRYER. AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACED AFT CARGO ELECTRONIC UNIT AND ALL 6 AFT CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTORS. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL IAW AMM 26-16-02 & 26-16-00.