Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
December 21, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33635
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
26339
Aircraft time
15,690 hours, 7,955 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
G718505
Part serial
305
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,486 hours, 1,308 cycles
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 AFT CARGO FIRE DETECTOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE ENROUTE FROM IAH TO RIC. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND TESTED OK, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ATL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AFT CARGO BIN WAS INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE COCKPIT FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD IAW MM 26-16-10.