Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 17, 2008
Submitted
September 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22439
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
77401
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
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 CLIMB OUT OPERATION, THE MAIN DECK FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STEADY. VERIFIED THAT NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS PRESENT. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER RESEATING THE NR 8 SMOKE DETECTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 8 SMOKE DETECTOR AS PRECAUTION REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR2, NR 4, NR 6, NR 10, NR 12 ON THE LT SIDE AND NR 9 ON THE RT. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)