Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 7, 2006
Submitted
September 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
59,182 hours, 31,276 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Smoke Detector
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 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AGL THE LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND LOWER AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WITH BOXES STACKED TO THE CEILING AND IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE SMOKE DETECTORS. ADJUSTED LOAD, AND PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK OF FIRE/SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.