Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
October 24, 2007
Submitted
October 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
55,252 hours, 40,284 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Warning
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

FLT 738 FROM TOL TO SLW - DURING CRUISE OPERATION THE LOWER CARGO FIRE WARNING CAME ON. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO EVV, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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