Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 8, 2002
Submitted
August 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
52,405 hours, 28,043 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
100064901
Part serial
10211
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 2220 FROM PHX TO TOL. DURING CRUISE LEVEL, THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON. APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, THEN THE SMOKE LOWER FORWARD DETECTOR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. NOTIFIED ATC, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KICT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED FORWARD CARGO PIT AND FIRE WARNING SYSTEM AND FOUND TWO SMOKE DETECTORS INOPERATIVE. MEL THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO DETECTION SYSTEM PER 26-19-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MEL 26-19-1 WAS CLEARED 8/8/2002 BY REPLACING TWO SMOKE CARGO DETECTORS. SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD PER SECURAPLANE ST3000 MANUAL.