Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
November 28, 2010
Submitted
December 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48318
Aircraft time
47,149 hours, 9,953 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R17
Part serial
0515
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
2,809 hours, 588 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

ONE SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ON AND APPLICABLE CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON (FWD CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLES). REPLACED FWD CARGO NR3 SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMN 26-14 AND TESTED GOOD. REPLACED AUX MWACS (MASTER WARNING CONTROL UNIT) IAW AMM 33-15 REPLACED TESTED DISCHARGE SWITCH FOR OPERATION IAW AMM 26-22 & WDM 26-22-01. REPLACED BOTTLES (1 & 2) EXTINGUISHER CONTINUES WITH DISCHARGE HEADS & CARTRIDGES & TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 26-22.

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