Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
April 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68042
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46901
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R17
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Compt
Part time
24,086 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

THE NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT AND CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ON APPROACH TO OSA. THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO ERRATIC TESTING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 7,352.

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