Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
40,865 hours, 30,680 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE INDICATION AFTER T/O. DISCH BOTTLE 1 AND FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED. AFTER INITIAL INDICATION. ALARM SOUNDED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE LANDING. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL: 26-19-C. AFTER BLOCK IN FIRE DEPT CHECKED VISUALLY AND WITH THERMAL GUN, FOUND NO INDICATION OF OVERHEAT. REF AMM 26-17-001-5 SYSTEM TESTS O.K. FINISHED LOWER CARGO BOTTLE INSTALLATION. 3 EACH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND INSTALLED LOCKWIRE, CLOSED UP CARGO BAY REF MM 26-17-014-2. T/S SYS REF MM 26-17-001-1 WITH NO FAULTS. TESTED CARGO FIRE AND SMOKE DETECTION SYS OPS CHECK NORMAL REF MM 26-17-001-5 AND 26-17-001-5 .