Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
April 2, 2007
Submitted
April 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33608
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27321
Aircraft time
36,806 hours, 19,528 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
4739551
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Suppression
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE OVERHEAT DETECT LIGHT ON CAPTAIN'S SIX PACK ILLUMINATED WITH THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AMBER B-LOOP LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATING ON TAKEOFF FROM IAH. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE COCKPIT FIRE SUPPRESSION PANEL WAS REPLACED AND TESTED GOOD IAW MM 26-23-10, PAGE 210. IN ADDITION, BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED.