Service difficulty report · Fire Warning · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
May 19, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68049
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47803
Aircraft time
69,175 hours, 31,251 cycles
Part
Fire Warning
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON PREFLIGHT, RECEIVED LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING. RAMP PERSONNEL COMMUNICATED SMOKE FROM AFT BELLY COMPARTMENT. DISCHARGED FLASHING, DISCHARGE SWITCH AND EVACUATED ACFT. PERFORMED COCKPIT CARGO COMP T FIRE TEST, OPS TESTED NORMAL. RAN APU AND APU PNEUMATICS FOR 30 MINS. NO PROBLEMS DETECTED, COCKPIT FIRE TESTED AGAIN NORMAL.

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