Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747233B

Difficulty date
August 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747233B
Engine
Pwa JT9D7
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fwd Cargo
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

(CAN) FORWARD CARGO FIRE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. BOTH FIRE AGENTS DISCHARGED. FLIGHT DIVERTED, INSPECTED ON RUNWAY, NO FIRE. CHANGED MAIN AND ALTERNATE CARGO FIRE BOTTLES AND SQUIBS. FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND NR1 AND NR2 SMOKE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER.