Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2002
Submitted
September 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46002
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SMOKE DET SYS NOT TESTING PROPERLY. FOUND NR 3 SDU AT FAULT, NEW SDU INSTALLED, NO HELP. NR 3 SDU CONNECTOR STOWED SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL. NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR INOP. PULLED AND STOWED NR 3 SDU CONNECTOR DEFERRED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CHECKS SERVICEABLE. T/S WIRING AND FOUND WIRES C AND D SHORTED TOGETHER BETWEEN SMOKE DET AND COCKPIT. REPAIRED WIRE W242B24 AT POS 3 AND 6 AND WIRE W143C24 AT POS 3. SYS CK OK IAW 26-10-5.

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