Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 26, 2018
Submitted
March 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55028
Aircraft time
46,867 hours, 32,102 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fwd Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH, DISCHARGED BOTH CARGO FIRE BOTTLES TO MAKE THE INDICATION EXTINGUISH. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WIRE BUNDLES AND ALL COMPONENTS TESTED GOOD. THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS WERE REPLACED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SCORCHING, DAMAGE, NOR FIRE WAS FOUND.

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