Service difficulty report · Msc · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2009
Submitted
September 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48528
Aircraft time
56,903 hours, 13,123 cycles
Part
Msc
Part number
4059027903
Part serial
91020236
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Smoke Detection
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPARTURE PASSING 11000 FT GOT A LEVEL 3 INCH CABIN "SMOKE" ALERT. IT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10SEC, WENT OUT FOR ABOUT 10SEC CAME ON AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20SEC THEN WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT FOR REMAINING OF THE FLT. WE DID THE PHASE 1 AND RAN THE QRH PROCEDURE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. IAW FIM26-15-01-00 AND SSM26-15-00,T/S FOUND ALL MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS OK AT THIS TIME. FOR PERCAUTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED MSC IAW MM31-42-01, PERFORMED MSC R-T-S TEST AND CARGO FIRE MANUAL TEST COUPLE TIMES, ALL TEST PASSED. ACFT OK FOR SVC.

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