Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48550
Aircraft time
82,879 hours, 18,503 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
8550
Part serial
4792
Condition
False Activation
Location
Main Cargo
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

PDIS 592 26-12 3896 14SEP19 MEM FACT U LOGPAGES:2863413 CABIN SMOKE DETECT @ 9000 FT SHGN 14SEP19 11:38 MEM U PERFORMED GVI OF CARGO SMOKE DETORS, ALL DISPLAYED GREEN. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF CARGO SMOKE SYSTEM, REF AMM 26-15-1-5. NO FAULTS NOTED. NEEDS ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING. UPDT 14SEP19 15:29 MEM U MEM FIRE DEPT REPORTED THE CAPTAIN STATED THE ALERT WAS ON FOR LESS THAN 2 SEC. REF FIM TASK 26-15-01-00 PERFOMED ADJ/TEST OF UPPER DECK SMOKE DETECTORS PER AMM 26-14-01-5. DISCONECTED EACH DETECTOR TO VERIFY TEST WOULD SHOW FAILURE AND INSERTED OBJECT TO MAKE EACH UNIT SHOW SMOKE. NO FAULTS NOTED. NO CURRENT OR LAST LEG FAULTS IN MSC. PERFOMED R-T-S OF MSC REF AMM 31-42-01-5, ALL TEST PASSED. NO HISTORY OF CABIN SMOKE. A/C OK FOR CONT SERVICE. REOPEN ITEM DUE TO MOCC REQUEST TO COMPLY WITH TSI 26-12-3897 AND TSI 24-30-3881. REF TSI 26-12-3897 R/R THE FIRST 4 MAIN CARGO DECK SMOKE DETECTORS REF AMM 26-14-01-4 OPS CHECKS GOOD. REF TSI 26-12-3897 R/R MSC REF AMM 31-42-01-4. REF TSI 24-30-3881 PERFOMED FIM 24-30-03-00 STEP 1. PERFOMED OPS CHECK OF BATTERIES REF AMM 24-34-02-5,ALL TEST GOOD.

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