Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N392FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46626
Aircraft time
83,554 hours, 32,117 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
893011B60L010
Part serial
6C0468
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cargo Bay
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

THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED A LEVEL 3 ALERT, LOWER CARGO FWD FIRE. DISCHARGED FIRE AGENT IAW PHASE 1 PROCEDEURES, RAN RED TABS. DIVERTED, CRASHED. FIRE RESCUE INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE. INSPECTED FWD LOWER CARGO BAY FOR ANY INDICATIONS OF FIRE OR SMOKE. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. R & R CARGO FIRE CONTROL PANEL IAW MM 26-14-10-4. REPLACED FWD SMOKE DETECTORS IAW MM 26-14-01-4. GROUND OPS CHECKED OK.

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