Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 19, 2023
Submitted
May 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
60,736 hours, 18,039 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
4735975
Condition
Faulty
Location
Forward Cargo Co
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

LOOP "A" FWD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION INOP. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND FWD CARGO AFT SMOKE DETECTOR, M2239, DEFECTIVE AND THE 2ND SMOKE DETECTOR AFT, DETECTOR M2238, CONNECTOR D13844 WAS DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED D13844 TO M2238 & REPLACED DETECTOR M2239 WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, CARGO SMOKE DETECTION SYS OPS CHECKS OK. REF B737-800 AMM 26-16-01 & 26-16-00.