Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 24, 2026
Submitted
September 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77296
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
34002
Aircraft time
60,206 hours, 22,195 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFT CARGO FIRE INDICATED PERFORMED QRC RETURNED TO KCMH VISUALLY INSPECTED AFT PIT, NO EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL FIRE OR SMOKE IN AFT PIT. AFT CARGO FIRE LIGJT (FALSE ALARM) IS FAULT CODE 261 225 45. PERFORMED FIM 26-16 TASK 801. NO DETECTOR FAULTS FOUND BY BITE. REPLACED ALL AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS PRECAUTIONARY (L/P 3462300). REPLACED AFT CARGO CEU PRECAUTIONARY (L/P 3462312). REPLACED CARGO FIRE CONTROL PANEL PRECAUTIONARY (L/P 3462342). ALL INSTALLATION AND BITE TESTS GOOD.