Service difficulty report · Smoke Warning · Boeing 737790

Difficulty date
March 10, 2024
Submitted
March 12, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AS
Make and model
Boeing 737790
Aircraft serial
30793
Aircraft time
70,166 hours, 36,752 cycles
Part
Smoke Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Main Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE MAIN CARGO DECK SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL SOUNDED. THE #7 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS ILLUMINATED GREEN. AFTER 10 SECONDS OR SO THE SMOKE WARNING AND HORN STOPPED. SMOKE PANEL THEN NORMAL. CARGO DECK WAS COLD WITH COLD IGLOOS ON BOARD - EMPTIES. FLIGHT NORMAL REST OF FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED GVI OF MAIN CARGO DECK; NO SMELL OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. CONDUCTED MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTION TEST REF IAW AMM 26-16-07, NO FAULTS NOTED.