Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 21, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44107
Aircraft time
26,888 hours, 8,464 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735975
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFT CARGO FIRE TEST IN "NORMAL" WILL NOT TEST AND SHOWS "DETECTOR FAULT" "DET SELECT B." APPEARS INOP SYSTEM TESTS NOORMAL IN "DET SELECT A" POSITION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR (M2245). OPS CHECK GOOD REF B737-900 AMM 26-16-01.