Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
June 21, 2000
Submitted
June 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14090
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46553
Aircraft time
97,916 hours, 24,193 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R17
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cargo Bay
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

THE NR 1 FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AND FORWARD CARGO FIRE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH MASTER WARNING WHILE AT FL 310 AFTER DEPARTING LGW. THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED WHEN AGENT NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO LGW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE FOUND. THE NR 1 FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED. WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 26-14-01, 26-22-01, AND 26-22-02.

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