Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
April 12, 2008
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46871
Aircraft time
86,065 hours, 23,582 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
1226M255481830
Part serial
192MM2
Condition
Failed
Part time
5,548 hours, 1,830 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

CABIN SMOKE WARNING, TWO TIMES. FIRST TIME IN CLIMB PASSING FL310. BRIEF FLASH OF MASTER WARNING THEN WENT AWAY, 4-5 MIN LATER LEVEL AT FL330 GOT 2ND MASTER WARNING AND CABIN SMOKE FOR ABOUT 10 SECS. LANDED AT KPDX. FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION NO INDICATION OF HEAT. PER MX TURNOVER CREW REPORTED AREA 2 OF UPPER DECK WAS AREA CAUSING INPUT DURING FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL NR 2 AREA DETECTOR UNITS PER MM 26-15-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED MSC PER MM 26-15-00. ALL OPS CKS C/W SYSTEM CKS NORMAL. ALSO CHECKED EACH VIA IN COMMAND MODE PER MM 26-15-01. OPS CK NORMAL.

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