Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48749
Aircraft time
52,367 hours, 11,539 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
8550
Part serial
3336
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 100
Part time
52,275 hours, 11,510 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F, A

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

What was found

AT FL320, CARGO FIRE LOWER AFT DISPAYED WITH MASTER WARNING, LEVEL 3 ALERT AND AURAL TONE. DISCHARGED BOTH BOTTLES DURING REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ON ARRIVAL CHECKED AFT AND CTR CARGO COMPARTMENTS, NO SIGN OF FIRE OR SMOKE. MANUAL CARGO FIRE TEST CARRIED OUT, NO FAULTS OBSERVED. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED AND AGENT LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. 5 SMOKE DETECTOR UNITS DISCONNECTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH EA1-2612-146196 PART 2, REPLACED ALL 5 SMOKE DETECTORS IN CTR/AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW MM26-14-01-4 AND OPS TESTED IAW MM26-14-01-5, FOUND. FINAL CLOSED, OPS OK, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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