Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 8, 2001
Submitted
December 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39343
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23581
Aircraft time
47,368 hours, 21,480 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
G718505
Part serial
0699
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,726 hours, 1,174 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

A CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL 330 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO IAH. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED IAW QRH PROCEDURES AND THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO AUS WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE COCKPIT FIRE SUPPRESSION PANEL AT FAULT. THE PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 26-23-10. IN ADDITION, BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TESTS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 26-23-10.