SDR EIAA9687

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747132

Difficulty date
November 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481EV
Make and model
Boeing 747132
Aircraft serial
19896
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R7B
Condition
Inop
Location
Cargo
Part time
85,210 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - ON CLIMB-OUT LWR AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE DID NOT DISCHARGE. NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED NORMALLY. SMELL OF ELECT BURNING IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED TO LAX. FOUND BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. NR 1 BOTTLE AFT DISCHARGE PRESS SW INSTALLED IN NR 1 FWD POSITION. REPOSITIONED TO THE CORRECT POSITIONS. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE SMOKE OR CHARRED WIRING FOUND. 4 HOUR OPS CHECK WAS OK. FOUND NR 3 AFT SMOKE DETECT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DURING OPS CHECK. REPLACED NR 3 AFT SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)