Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 29, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35306
Aircraft time
8,279 hours, 1,247 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
8,279 hours, 1,247 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING & MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON & FIRE DETECTION SYS WAS ACTIVATED. DURING MX REVISION, THE DISCHARGE LIGHT WAS FOUND ON & CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE FOUND DISCHARGED. PERFORMED THE SMOKE DETECTION SYS TEST IAW AMM DMC-B787-26-16-00-00A-320A-A, NO CONFIRMING FAILURE & THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-26-23-01-00A-520A-A -720A-A, TESTED CORRECT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, THE ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & REMOTE DATA CONCENTRATOR NR 8 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-42-21-07-06-520A-A-720A-A. AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS NUMBERS 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 1R, 2R, 3R & 4R WERE REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-26-16-01-00A-520A-A -720A-A, EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES WERE REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-26-23-01-00A-520A-A-720A-A & SMOKE DETECTION SYS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-26-16-00-00A-320A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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