Service difficulty report · Module · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
December 18, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396DA
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30378
Aircraft time
10,803 hours, 9,566 cycles
Part
Module
Part number
4739551
Part serial
0222
Condition
Failed
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEVERAL TIMES DURING FLIGHT AFTER AIRBORNE THE RED FWD CARGO LIGHT AND FIRE BELL FLASHED AND RANG. THIS WAS INTERMITTENT AND LASTED BARELY A SECOND OR TWO THEN WENT AWAY. HAPPENED IN A LOOP, B LOOP, AND BOTH LOOPS. NO DETECTOR FAULT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED CARGO FIRE CONTROL PANEL AND FWD CARGO ELECTRONICS UNIT PER M/M. TESTED PER M/M. TEST OK. SYSTEM CHECKS OK.