Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
October 8, 2018
Submitted
April 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N185CH
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
4003
Aircraft time
52,676 hours
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
47327503
Part serial
1077
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 FIRE LIGHT CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED DESTINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AFT UPPER FIRE DETECTOR. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. INTERIM SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: THE AIR CARRIER AND THE OEM HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING ON A DESIGN CHANGE, AND THE CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE OEM IS FINALIZING THE TSO APPROVAL. ONCE THE REPLACEMENT FIRE DETECTORS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE ICA IS UPDATED, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED. THIS INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE TO AND WILL BE REPEATED IN SDR'S CHIA201810063560 AND CHIA201803163196.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION; THE DETECTORS IN THIS A/C HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH P/N 477223 FLAME DETECTORS IAW COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS, INC. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 107-26-S0004. DETAILS ARE ON FILE WITH OPERATOR CHIA823C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WILL BE REPEATED ON THE FOLLOWING SDR’S; CHIR20160608001, CHIR20161003001, CHIR20140217001, CHIR20140214001, CHIR20161006001. CHIR20161007001, CHIR20161008001, CHIR20161009001, CHIR20161121001, CHIR2879, CHIR3001092917, CHIR2957090717, CHIA201803163196, CHIA201810083560, CHIA201810063561, CHIA201907214031, & CHIA201907234035