SDR EISA98120

Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
May 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290NE
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18972
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CR
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

ON LAST LEG, CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED HALF WAY THROUGH FLIGHT. NO SMOKE FOUND IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. GENERATED FROM PILOT REPORT. PURGED ALL SMOKE DETECTOR HOSES WITH NITROGEN. SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL ON GROUND IAW AERONAUTICAL MANUAL. (X)

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