SDR EIAA9688

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 747132

Difficulty date
November 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481EV
Make and model
Boeing 747132
Aircraft serial
19896
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
30231R7
Condition
Bad Bulbs
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SYD - DURING DESCENT, MASTER FIRE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR TWO SECONDS, TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. DUE TO RECENT HISTORY, LOWER CARGO HOLDS WERE CHECKED. SHAKE CHECKS OF EXPOSED WIRING IN FORWARD AND AFT HOLDS CARRIED OUT. UNABLE TO FAULT DETECTOR LAMPS, CHECKED NR 3 AND BULK 'A', HAD INCORRECT LAMPS. RELAMPED SMOKE DETECTOR WITH BUILT IN SPARE LAMPS. CARD A8 INTERCHANGED WITH APU LOOP 2. SYSTEM TEST CARRIED OUT FROM P4 SATISFACTORY. (M)